The journal of physical chemistry. B
Sep 21, 2022
Viscoelastic characterization is of great importance for the investigation of biomolecular condensates. Single-particle-tracking-based rotational diffusion analysis of single nanorods is an effective approach for quantitative viscosity measurement. H...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 12, 2022
This paper seeks to design, develop, and explore the locomotive dynamics and morphological adaptability of a bacteria-inspired rod-like soft robot propelled in highly viscous Newtonian fluids. The soft robots were fabricated as tapered, hollow rod-li...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Jul 11, 2022
We use magnetohydrodynamic levitation as a means to create a soft, elastomeric, solenoid-driven pump (ESP). We present a theoretical framework and fabrication of a pump designed to address the unique challenges of soft robotics, maintaining pumping p...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
May 30, 2022
BACKGROUND: For many co-manipulative applications, variable damping is a valuable feature provided by robots. One approach is implementing a high viscosity at low velocities and a low viscosity at high velocities. This, however, is proven to have the...
Analytical chemistry
Feb 15, 2022
Biofluids such as synovial fluid, blood plasma, and saliva contain several proteins which impart non-Newtonian properties to the biofluids. The concentration of such protein macromolecules in biofluids is regarded as an important biomarker for the di...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Feb 12, 2022
This paper proposes a nonlinear intelligent control of a two link robot arm by considering human voluntary components. In general, human arm viscoelastic properties are regulated in different manners according to various task requirements. The viscoe...
Nature communications
Aug 20, 2021
In vivo bioprinting has recently emerged as a direct fabrication technique to create artificial tissues and medical devices on target sites within the body, enabling advanced clinical strategies. However, existing in vivo bioprinting methods are ofte...
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 31, 2020
Accurate determination of the physicochemical characteristics of ionic liquids (ILs), especially viscosity, at widespread operating conditions is of a vital role for various fields. In this study, the viscosity of pure ILs is modeled using three appr...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Nov 24, 2020
BACKGROUND: Our previous work showed that speed is linked to the ability to recover in chronic stroke survivors. Participants moving faster on the first day of a 3-week study had greater improvements on the Wolf Motor Function Test.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 11, 2020
Locomotion at low Reynolds numbers encounters stringent physical constraints due to the dominance of viscous over inertial forces. A variety of swimming microorganisms have demonstrated diverse strategies to generate self-propulsion in the absence of...