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Open AccessIntrinsic Kinematics of the Tibiotalar and Subtalar Joints during Human Walking based on Dynamic Biplanar Fluoroscopy
Accurate knowledge of the kinematics of the in vivo Ankle Joint Complex (AJC) is critical for understanding the biomechanical function of the foot and assessing postoperative rehabilitation of ankle disorders,...
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Open AccessFiber-dominated Soft Actuators Inspired by Plant Cell Walls and Skeletal Muscles
Morphing botanical tissues and animal muscles are all fiber-mediated composites, in which fibers play a passive and active role, respectively. Herein, inspired by the mechanism of fibers functioning in morphin...
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Open AccessDesign of a Flexible Bionic Ankle Prosthesis Based on Subject-specific Modeling of the Human Musculoskeletal System
A variety of prosthetic ankles have been successfully developed to reproduce the locomotor ability for lower limb amputees in daily lives. However, they have not been shown to sufficiently improve the natural ...
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Open AccessBionic Step** Motors Driven by Piezoelectric Materials
By imitating the behavioral characteristics of some typical animals, researchers develop bionic step** motors to extend the working range of piezoelectric materials and utilize their high accuracy advantage ...
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Open AccessBioinspired Multi-Metal Structures Produced via Direct Ink Writing
Bioinspired Multi-Metal Structures (MMSs) combine distinct properties of multiple materials, benefiting from improved properties and providing superior designs. Additive Manufacturing (AM) exhibits enormous ad...
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Open AccessBioinspired Strategies for Excellent Mechanical Properties of Composites
Develo** high-performance composite materials is of great significance as a strong support for high-end manufacturing. However, the design and optimization of composite materials lack a theoretical basis and...
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Open AccessLoad-dependent Variable Gearing Mechanism of Muscle-like Soft Actuator
Pennate muscle is characterized by muscle fibers that are oriented at a certain angle (pennation angle) relative to the muscle’s line of action and rotation during contraction. This fiber rotation amplifies th...
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Open AccessSmart Bionic Surfaces with Switchable Wettability and Applications
In order to satisfy the needs of different applications and more complex intelligent devices, smart control of surface wettability will be necessary and desirable, which gradually become a hot spot and focus i...
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Open AccessCrack-based and Hair-like Sensors Inspired from Arthropods: A Review
Over a long period of time, arthropods evolve to have two excellent mechanical sensilla of slit sensilla and trichobothria sensilla, which construct a perfect perception system. The former mainly perceives the...
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Open AccessRapid Fabrication of Bio-inspired Antireflection Film Replicating From Cicada Wings
Inspired by cicada wings, a flexible film with self-cleaning and broadband antireflection properties was fabricated with a rapid, straightforward and cost-effective method. The cicada wing was selected as the ...
