ACS sensors
Feb 15, 2024
In this study, a high-precision CuO/TiO/MXene ethanol sensor operating at room temperature was prepared. The sensor exhibits excellent response value (95% @1 ppm ethanol), extremely low detection limit (0.3 ppm), fast response/recovery time (16/13 s)...
Scientific reports
Dec 27, 2023
Teleoperated medical technologies are a fundamental part of the healthcare system. From telemedicine to remote surgery, they allow remote diagnosis and treatment. However, the absence of any interface able to effectively reproduce the sense of touch ...
Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)
Nov 10, 2023
OBJECTIVE: The success of engineered tissues continues to be limited by time to vascularization and perfusion. Recently, we described a simple microsurgical approach, termed micropuncture (MP), which could be used to rapidly vascularize an adjacently...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
May 27, 2022
This paper presents a novel design and development of a low-cost and multi-touch sensor based on capacitive variations. This new sensor is very flexible and easy to fabricate, making it an appropriate choice for soft robot applications. Materials (co...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 10, 2021
In the fields of humanoid robots, soft robotics, and wearable electronics, the development of artificial skins entails pressure sensors that are low in modulus, high in sensitivity, and minimal in hysteresis. However, few sensors in the literature ca...
Macromolecular rapid communications
Dec 4, 2020
In this contribution, a soft sensor configuration based on silicone foam is developed to measure compressive forces in the range of 50 N with the aim of providing proprioceptive capabilities to conventional robotic manipulators based on hard material...
Soft robotics
Aug 21, 2020
Traditional actuators, such as motors as well as hydraulic or pneumatic artificial muscles, demonstrate excessive noise, a heavy weight, and a large size, which limit their practical application in many areas. Therefore, for many decades, scientists ...
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Jul 14, 2020
Monitoring protein particles is increasingly emphasized in the development of biopharmaceuticals due to potential immunogenicity. Accurate quantitation of protein particles is complicated by silicone oil droplets, a common pharmaceutical component in...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jan 31, 2020
The design and control of a new series-viscous-elastic joint are presented. The proposed joint consists of 3D printed parts compressing nonlinear elastic silicone springs. The use of silicone springs is the main novelty of the system; they exhibit in...
Soft robotics
Jun 19, 2017
Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs), as novel types of motion drivers for robotic devices, excel in many applications, such as rehabilitation and biomimicry, which demand compliance and softness. To further expand their scope of utilization, the SPAs sho...