Bioactuators based on stimulus-responsive hydrogels and their emerging biomedical applications
The increasingly intimate bond connecting soft actuation devices and emerging biomedical
applications is triggering the development of novel materials with superb biocompatibility …
applications is triggering the development of novel materials with superb biocompatibility …
Microfluidic evaporation, pervaporation, and osmosis: from passive pum** to solute concentration
Evaporation, pervaporation, and forward osmosis are processes leading to a mass transfer
of solvent across an interface: gas/liquid for evaporation and solid/liquid (membrane) for …
of solvent across an interface: gas/liquid for evaporation and solid/liquid (membrane) for …
Shape memory materials for electrically-powered soft machines
Soft robots represent an emerging class of biologically-inspired machines that are primarily
composed of elastomers, fluids, and other forms of soft matter. Current examples include …
composed of elastomers, fluids, and other forms of soft matter. Current examples include …
Design of an electro-stimulated hydrogel actuator system with fast flexible folding deformation under a low electric field
Soft actuators have recently been widely studied due to their significant advantages
including light weight, continuous deformability, high environment adaptability, and safe …
including light weight, continuous deformability, high environment adaptability, and safe …
[HTML][HTML] Microdosing for drug delivery application—A review
AB Bußmann, LM Grünerbel, CP Durasiewicz… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increasing amount of research on microfluidic actuators with the aim to improve
drug dosing applications. Micropumps are promising as they reduce the size and energy …
drug dosing applications. Micropumps are promising as they reduce the size and energy …
A handy liquid metal based electroosmotic flow pump
M Gao, L Gui - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A room temperature liquid metal based electroosmotic flow (EOF) pump has been proposed
in this work. This low-cost EOF pump is convenient for both fabrication and integration. It …
in this work. This low-cost EOF pump is convenient for both fabrication and integration. It …
Stimulus-active polymer actuators for next-generation microfluidic devices
W Hilber - Applied Physics A, 2016 - Springer
Microfluidic devices have not yet evolved into commercial off-the-shelf products. Although
highly integrated microfluidic structures, also known as lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and micrototal …
highly integrated microfluidic structures, also known as lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and micrototal …
Photo‐responsive polymeric structures based on spiropyran
Spiropyrans are one of the most popular classes of photochromic compounds that change
their optical and structural properties in response to external inputs such as light, protons …
their optical and structural properties in response to external inputs such as light, protons …
Low-voltage electrically driven homeostatic hydrogel-based actuators for underwater soft robotics
We present the synthesis, fabrication and electro-mechanical characterization of a novel
electro-responsive hydrogel based on Na-4-vinylbenzenesulfonate (Na-4-VBS) that can …
electro-responsive hydrogel based on Na-4-vinylbenzenesulfonate (Na-4-VBS) that can …
Stimuli-responsive hydrogel patterns for smart microfluidics and microarrays
In this review, we highlight the properties, functions and applications of stimuli-responsive
hydrogel patterns in bioanalytical applications. Stimuli-responsive hydrogel patterns can be …
hydrogel patterns in bioanalytical applications. Stimuli-responsive hydrogel patterns can be …