Shape memory materials and 4D printing in pharmaceutics

A Melocchi, M Uboldi, M Cerea, A Foppoli… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shape memory materials (SMMs), including alloys and polymers, can be programmed into a
temporary configuration and then recover the original shape in which they were processed …

Millimeter‐scale soft continuum robots for large‐angle and high‐precision manipulation by hybrid actuation

T Zhang, L Yang, X Yang, R Tan, H Lu… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** small‐scale soft continuum robots with large‐angle steering capacity and high‐
precision manipulation offers broad opportunities in various biomedical settings. However …

[HTML][HTML] Untethered origami worm robot with diverse multi-leg attachments and responsive motions under magnetic actuation

M Sivaperuman Kalairaj, CJ Cai, PS, H Ren - Robotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, origami folding in combination with actuation mechanisms can offer deployable
structure design, yield compliance, and have several properties of soft material. An easy …

Thermal investigation and optimized design of a novel solar self-driven thermomechanical actuator

IS Osman, NG Hariri - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the world moves toward cleaner and greener sources of energy, the use of solar energy
appeals the most for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, since they …

Highly stretchable flame-retardant skin for soft robotics with hydrogel–montmorillonite-based translucent matrix

H Banerjee, M Sivaperuman Kalairaj, TH Chang… - Soft …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Flame-retardant coatings are crucial for intelligent systems operating in high-temperature
(300–800° C) scenarios, which typically involve multi-joint discrete or continuous kinematic …

Hingeless arm for space robotics actuated through shape memory alloys

T Biasutti, D Rigamonti, E Casciaro… - Bioinspiration & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Operating outside the spacecraft via remotely controlled structures is an important
opportunity in different space applications. The research in this area is focused on designing …

Thermo-responsive hydrogel-based circular valve embedded with shape-memory actuators

MS Kalairaj, H Banerjee, KG Lopez… - Flexible Robotics in …, 2020 - books.google.com
This chapter is to qualitatively analyze, compare, and evaluate a thermo-responsive
hydrogelbased valve and a hydrogel-based valve embedded with a shape memory alloy …

robotic endoscopy

MS Kalairaj, TZ Feng, H Ren - … in Medicine: A Design Journey of …, 2020 - books.google.com
A minimally invasive surgery (MIS) uses specialized techniques and instruments like
miniature cameras and sophisticated fiber-optic video equipment, and sometimes image …

[PDF][PDF] Thermal Investigation and Optimized Design of a Novel Solar Self-Driven Thermomechanical Actuator. Sustainability 2022, 14, 5078

IS Osman, NG Hariri - 2022 - academia.edu
As the world moves toward cleaner and greener sources of energy, the use of solar energy
appeals the most for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, since they …

[PDF][PDF] S, P.; Ren, H. Untethered Origami Worm Robot with Diverse Multi-Leg Attachments and Responsive Motions under Magnetic Actuation. Robotics 2021, 10, 118

M Sivaperuman Kalairaj, CJ Cai - 2021 - academia.edu
Nowadays, origami folding in combination with actuation mechanisms can offer deployable
structure design, yield compliance, and have several properties of soft material. An easy …