Wearable and Implantable Soft Robots

S Yin, DR Yao, Y Song, W Heng, X Ma, H Han… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics presents innovative solutions across different scales. The flexibility and
mechanical characteristics of soft robots make them particularly appealing for wearable and …

Volumetric compression for engineering living systems

Y Li, M Guo - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2024 - nature.com
Life, as a dense manifestation of soft matter, undergoes changes in water content,
biomacromolecular concentrations, condensation and crowding due to volumetric …

Soft robotic artificial left ventricle simulator capable of reproducing myocardial biomechanics

J Davies, MT Thai, B Sharma, TT Hoang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
The heart's intricate myocardial architecture has been called the Gordian knot of anatomy,
an impossible tangle of intricate muscle fibers. This complexity dictates equally complex …

Modulating cardiac hemodynamics using tunable soft robotic sleeves in a porcine model of HFpEF physiology for device testing applications

L Rosalia, C Ozturk, SX Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major challenge in cardiovascular
medicine, accounting for≈ 50% of all cases of heart failure. Despite the ongoing efforts, no …

AI‐Powered Multimodal Modeling of Personalized Hemodynamics in Aortic Stenosis

C Ozturk, DH Pak, L Rosalia, D Goswami… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease in developed countries. High‐
fidelity preclinical models can improve AS management by enabling therapeutic innovation …

Soft robotic platform for progressive and reversible aortic constriction in a small-animal model

L Rosalia, SX Wang, C Ozturk, W Huang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Our understanding of cardiac remodeling processes due to left ventricular pressure overload
derives largely from animal models of aortic banding. However, these studies fail to enable …

A soft robotic actuator system for in vivo modeling of normal pressure hydrocephalus

F Flürenbrock, L Rosalia, A Podgoršak… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: The intracranial pressure (ICP) affects the dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
and its waveform contains information that is of clinical importance in medical conditions …

AC Square Wave Voltage-Driven Series Elastic Electrohydraulic Actuator With Stable and Smooth Displacement Output for Robotic Applications

Q Xiong, G Tan, X Zhou, D Li… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft electrohydraulic actuators, also known as hydraulically amplified self-healing
electrostatic (HASEL) actuators have attracted widespread research interest due to their …

Jacketed elastomeric tubes for passive self-regulation of pulsatile flow

N Jen, J Hadfield, GM Bessa, M Amabili… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Regulating pulsatile flow is important to achieve optimal separation and mixing and
enhanced heat transfer in microfluidic devices, as well as maintaining homeostasis in …

Applications of 3D Printing Technology in Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure

D Goswami, M Kazim, CT Nguyen - Current Treatment Options in …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of Review 3D printing (3DP) technology has emerged as a valuable tool for
surgeons and cardiovascular interventionalists in developing and tailoring patient-specific …