An overview of soft robotics
Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …
Materials for smart soft actuator systems
In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
3D-printed microrobots from design to translation
Microrobots have attracted the attention of scientists owing to their unique features to
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …
Soft actuators for soft robotic applications: A review
Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …
An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with human cardiac biophysics
Biohybrid systems have been developed to better understand the design principles and
coordination mechanisms of biological systems. We consider whether two functional …
coordination mechanisms of biological systems. We consider whether two functional …
3D printing in pharmaceutical and medical applications–recent achievements and challenges
W Jamróz, J Szafraniec, M Kurek, R Jachowicz - Pharmaceutical research, 2018 - Springer
Growing demand for customized pharmaceutics and medical devices makes the impact of
additive manufacturing increased rapidly in recent years. The 3D printing has become one …
additive manufacturing increased rapidly in recent years. The 3D printing has become one …
IRONSperm: Sperm-templated soft magnetic microrobots
We develop biohybrid magnetic microrobots by electrostatic self-assembly of nonmotile
sperm cells and magnetic nanoparticles. Incorporating a biological entity into microrobots …
sperm cells and magnetic nanoparticles. Incorporating a biological entity into microrobots …
Ultrasound-activated ciliary bands for microrobotic systems inspired by starfish
Cilia are short, hair-like appendages ubiquitous in various biological systems, which have
evolved to manipulate and gather food in liquids at regimes where viscosity dominates …
evolved to manipulate and gather food in liquids at regimes where viscosity dominates …
A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines
Robot swarms have, to date, been constructed from artificial materials. Motile biological
constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds …
constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds …
Engineered living materials: prospects and challenges for using biological systems to direct the assembly of smart materials
PQ Nguyen, NMD Courchesne… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vast potential exists for the development of novel, engineered platforms that manipulate
biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess …
biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess …