Esophagus-Inspired Actuator for Solid Transportation via the Synergy of Lubrication and Contractile Deformation.
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102800
Abstract: Directional transportation of objects has important applications from energy transfer and intelligent robots to biomedical devices. Although breakthroughs in liquid migration on 2D surfaces or 3D tubular devices have been achieved, realizing smooth/on-demand transportation of… read more here.
Keywords: transportation; esophagus inspired; deformation; force ... See more keywords