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Pneumatic Coiling Actuator Inspired by the Awns of Erodium cicutarium

This study examines the coiling and uncoiling motions of a soft pneumatic actuator inspired by the awn tissue of Erodium cicutarium. These tissues have embedded cellulose fibers distributed in a tilted helical pattern, which induces hygroscopic coiling and uncoiling in response to the daily changes...

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Autores principales: Geer, Ryan, Iannucci, Steven, Li, Suyi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7805895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33501186
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.00017