Linear Actuators: Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle (Adv. Mater. Technol. 3/2016)
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Abstract
The mechanical characteristics of biological muscles are difficult to reproduce completely in synthetic systems. In article 1600055, George M. Whitesides and co-workers demonstrate a new class of soft pneumatic structures (VAMPs, or vacuum-actuated muscle-inspired pneumatic structures) that combine actuation by negative pressure (vacuum), with cooperative buckling of elastomer to achieve motion, and demonstrate features similar to mammalian muscle.
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OpenAlex topics: Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University 29 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University 60 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology Harvard University 29 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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