A bioinspired soft actuated material.
biomechanical · Level V
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Abstract
A class of soft actuated materials that can achieve lifelike motion is presented. By embedding pneumatic actuators in a soft material inspired by a biological muscle fibril architecture, and developing a simple finite element simulation of the same, tunable biomimetic motion can be achieved with fully soft structures, exemplified here by an active left ventricle simulator.
Medical subject headings
- Biomimetic Materials
- Heart Ventricles
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Myofibrils