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Cadaveric feasibility study of a teleoperated parallel continuum robot with variable stiffness for transoral surgery
Robot-assisted technologies are overcoming the limitations of the current approaches for transoral surgeries, which are suffering from limited vision...
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A Temperature-Dependent, Variable-Stiffness Endoscopic Robotic Manipulator with Active Heating and Cooling
In flexible endoscopy, the endoscope needs to be sufficiently flexible to go through the tortuous paths inside the human body and meanwhile be stiff...
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Properties and Characterization of Advanced Composite Materials
Comparing to the last century, advanced composite materials (ACMs) are currently becoming more important and have perceived significant interest....
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Fatigue-induced changes in hamstrings’ active muscle stiffness: effect of contraction type and implications for strain injuries
PurposeHamstring strain injuries may occur due to differential fatigue and compromised mechanical properties among the hamstring muscles. We examined...
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Overview of Decellularized Materials for Tissue Repair and Organ Replacement
Decellularized materials (DMs) including decellularized tissues and organs are derived from natural tissues and organs through decellularization...
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Structural Behaviour of Composite Materials in Fire
This chapter covers the key issues on the understanding of the behaviour of composite materials at elevated temperature and in fire environment. Fire...
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The Influence of Static Load and Sideways Impact Fall on Extramedullary Bone Plates Used to Treat Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture: A Preclinical Strength Assessment
Hip fracture accounts for a large number of hospitalizations, thereby causing substantial economic burden. Majority (> 90%) of all hip fractures are...
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A variable stiffness mechanism for steerable percutaneous instruments: integration in a needle
Needles are advanced tools commonly used in minimally invasive medical procedures. The accurate manoeuvrability of flexible needles through soft...
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Collective Cellular Phase Transitions in Cancer
The growth and metastasis of tumors are increasingly recognized to be an inherently collective, multiscale problem, wherein understanding at the...
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Cellulose and Cellulose Derivative-Based Films
The food packaging industry demands safe and environment-friendly packaging materials to protect and assure the quality of products. The polymers...
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Self-Assembling Nanopeptides Become a New Type of Biomaterial
Combining physics, engineering, chemistry and biology, we can now design, synthesize and fabricate biological nano-materials at the molecular...
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Orthotic and Robotic Substitution Devices for Central Nervous System Rehabilitation and Beyond
During the last decade, the scientific community has enormously advanced in the development of innovative wearable devices, orthoses, and robotic...
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UBC Neck C4–C5: An Anatomically and Biomechanically Accurate Surrogate C4–C5 Functional Spinal Unit
Millions of people worldwide suffer from spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) annually. Safety devices meant to protect...
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Measurement of Cortical Bone Elasticity Tensor with Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy estimates the stiffness coefficients of a material from the free resonant frequencies of a single specimen. It is...
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A Preliminary Step Towards a Physical Surrogate of the Human Calvarium to Model Fracture
A surrogate model of the human calvarium can be used to assess skull-fracture-related head injuries without continuously requiring post-mortem human...
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The effect of age, sex and a firm-textured surface on postural control
In previous studies, the influence of plantar sensation has been examined using various textured surfaces with different stiffness materials to...
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Printability of Pharmaceutical Polymers: Issues and Solutions
3D printing offers nowadays great potential for the manufacture of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Despite the advantages provided by this technology,...
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Toward a Flexible Variable Stiffness Endoport for Single-Site Partial Nephrectomy
Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for localized renal tumors is an upcoming standard minimally invasive surgical procedure. However, a single-site...
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Starch and Starch Derivative-Based Films
Food packaging materials have drawn the interest of scientific community, and several researchers have explored the use of biopolymers as an...
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Emerging Biomimetic Materials for Studying Tumor and Immune Cell Behavior
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death both in the United States and worldwide. The dynamic microenvironment in which tumors grow consists of...
