Measuring Nanoparticle Penetration Through Bio-Mimetic Gels

Mechanism and determinants of nanoparticle penetration through human skin.

The ability of nanoparticles to penetrate the stratum corneum was the focus of several studies. Yet, there are controversial issues available for particle penetration due to different experimental setups. Meanwhile, there is little known about the mechanism and determinants of their penetration. In this paper the penetration of four model gold nanoparticles of diameter 6 and 15 nm, differing in...

SMA Control for Bio-mimetic Fish Locomotion

In this paper, we describe our current work on bio-inspired locomotion systems using smart materials. The aim of this work is to investigate alternative actuation mechanisms based on smart materials, exploring the possibility of building motor-less and gear-less robots. A swimming underwater robot is being developed whose movements are generated using such materials, concretely Shape Memory All...

A Bio-mimetic Amphibious Soft Cord Robot

Some living beings both on ground and in water can move by forming traveling waves along their bodies, therefore the mechanisms using the traveling waves have the amphibious possibility . Several robots have been developed using the mechanisms, but there are no amphibious robots . In this study, our goal is development of a bio-mimetic soft cord robot which can move on ground and in water. Firs...

Pipelines Monitoring System Using Bio-mimetic Robots

Recently there has been a growing interest in the field of bio-mimetic robots that resemble the behaviors of an insect or an aquatic animal, among many others. One of various bio-mimetic robot applications is to explore pipelines, spotting any troubled areas or malfunctions and reporting its data. Moreover, the robot is able to prepare for and react to any abnormal routes in the pipeline. Speci...

Vii. the Penetration of Electrolytes into Gels. I. the Penetration of Sodium Chloride into Gels of Agar-agar