Engineers are often inspired by the behavioral flexibility and robustness seen in nature.
Recent advances in tissue engineering now allow the use of organic components in robotic …

Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods has been widely used for the development of tactile
sensors, with the aid of ZnO seed layers, favoring the growth of dense and vertically aligned …

The use of technologies to enhance human and animal perception has been explored in
pioneering research about artificial life and biohybrid systems. These attempts have …

This paper reports the design and the development of a new bio-hybrid tactile sensor based
on the integration of canine kidney epithelial cells within an artificial device. Mechanical …

Multielectrode arrays (MEAs) are electrical devices that transduce (record/deliver) cellular
voltage signals. Commercially available MEAs are expensive and here we provide proof of …

Abstract (EN) During morphogenesis, epithelial tissues undergo dramatic changes in shape,
transitioning from flat sheets to three-dimensional folded structures. This remarkable …

The chapter and talk discuss selected case studies of technologies developed for endowing
robots and wearables with artificial tactile sensors distributed over large areas and to deliver …

Flexible electronics is an imminent revolution in industry, where devices can be developed
using sustainable materials and processes. Some of the criteria for sustainability are low …

Together with the rapid development of several bioengineering fields, among which those
related to implantable medical devices, bio/non-bio interfaces have become of primary …

Tissue engineering can be defined as the application of the principles and methods of
engineering and life sciences toward the fundamental understanding of structure-function …