| Literature DB >> 24227698 |
Ellen T Roche1, Robert Wohlfarth, Johannes T B Overvelde, Nikolay V Vasilyev, Frank A Pigula, David J Mooney, Katia Bertoldi, Conor J Walsh.
Abstract
A class of soft actuated materials that can achieve lifelike motion is presented. By embedding pneumatic actuators in a soft material inspired by a biological muscle fibril architecture, and developing a simple finite element simulation of the same, tunable biomimetic motion can be achieved with fully soft structures, exemplified here by an active left ventricle simulator.Keywords: biomimetic motion; embedded actuators; pneumatic actuators; soft actuated material; three-dimensional motion
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24227698 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849