Abstract
Innovative soft robots can be developed at the microscale by taking inspiration from the biophysical descriptions of amoeboids. In this study, we fabricated active hydrogels as possible structural and functional materials in order to achieve locomotion at the microscale. The prepared hydrogels cointain a moiety that exhibits color changes through the reversible redox of ruthenium complexes, driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. Such chemical oscillation in the hydrogel interact with the polymer matrix to cause mechanical ones, that can be exploited as means of actuation and possibly to obtain locomotion. Furthermore, in this study the self-oscillating hydrogels are compared with biological materials to validate their choice in the development of a self-propelled stimuli-responsive microrobot inspired by amoeboids.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics |
| Pages | 612-616 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2012 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2012 - Rome Duration: 2012 Jun 24 → 2012 Jun 27 |
Other
| Other | 2012 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2012 |
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| City | Rome |
| Period | 12/6/24 → 12/6/27 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biomedical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
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A bio-inspired approach towards the development of soft amoeboid microrobots. / Piovanelli, Matteo; Fujie, Toshinori; Mazzolai, Barbara; Beccai, Lucia.
Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. 2012. p. 612-616 6290768.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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