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Soft Artificial Bladder Detrusor
Author(s) -
Yang Xuxu,
An Chengrui,
Liu Shuting,
Cheng Tingyu,
Bunpetch Varitsara,
Liu Yixiao,
Dong Shurong,
Li Shijian,
Zou Xiaohui,
Li Tiefeng,
Ouyang Hongwei,
Wu Zhaohui,
Yang Wei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201701014
Subject(s) - soft robotics , microfluidics , self healing hydrogels , biomedical engineering , soft materials , nanotechnology , biocompatibility , soft tissue , materials science , stretchable electronics , artificial muscle , flexible electronics , robotics , electronics , computer science , artificial intelligence , robot , actuator , surgery , medicine , engineering , electrical engineering , polymer chemistry , metallurgy
Developing soft devices for invasive procedures bears great importance for human health. The softness and large strain actuation of responsive hydrogels promise the potential to fabricate soft devices, which can attach on and assist to the function of organs. The key challenges lie in the fabrication of soft devices with robust actuating ability and biocompatibility to the attached organ. This paper presents a solution that integrates the thermoresponsive hydrogel membrane with flexible electronics and silk scaffold into a balloon‐like soft device. As an example, the actuation assisting function of this soft device for shrinking an animal bladder is presented. The mechanical behaviors of the balloon‐like soft device are experimentally and theoretically investigated. The concepts are applicable to other applications such as soft implants, soft robotics, and microfluidics.