Compliant pressure sensors are a key technology for wearable electronics and haptic interfaces. Making transistors pressure-sensitive provides an opportunity to combine sensing matrix readout characteristics. However, there is typically trade-off in sensitivity, complexity of fabrication, mechanical resilience. To overcome these challenges, all solution-processed kirigami-inspired stretchable o...

We have measured the thresholds of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) instabilities appearing in the planar texture of the nematic liquid crystal MBBA (p-methoxybenzilidene-p-nbutyl-aniline) above the charge relaxation frequency. We observe two distincts instabilities, a slow convective hydrodynamic motion (made visible by dust motion) over distances comparable to the sample thickness, and the much ...

Eps15 Homology Domain-containing 3 (EHD3), a member of the EHD protein family that regulates endocytic recycling, is the first protein reported to be specifically expressed in the glomerular endothelium in the kidney; therefore we generated Ehd3(-/-) mice and assessed renal development and pathology. Ehd3(-/-) animals showed no overt defects, and exhibited no proteinuria or glomerular pathology...

Drop-on-demand (DOD) electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing uses a nozzle and pulsated electric fields to eject small ink droplets of functional material to the appointed spot of a substrate at the appointed time, which offers solutions of high resolution patterning for fabrication of printed electronics, bioengineering, and display. Because the EHD jet connects fine drops to yield a fine patte...

Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow around a charged spherical colloid near an electrode was studied theoretically and experimentally to understand the nature of longrange particle–particle attraction near electrodes. Numerical computations for finite double-layer thicknesses confirmed the validity of an asymptotic methodology for thin layers. Then the electric potential around the particle was comp...

In this work, the compound flow control method (passive and active) has been described. EHD actuators as wire-plate (active) and splitter plate (passive) were coupled and applied to control fluid flow and heat transfer around cylinder in cross flow. Investigation consists of the interaction between electric field, fluid flow and temperature field. Experimental tests included various positions o...

The toroidal vortex inside the Taylor cone is one of most interesting features in electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing. However, due to considerable difficulty capturing microscopic internal fluid flow from experiment, many aspects printing process are still not fully understood. Here, we present a numerical study on formation pulsating EHD under variations several key operational parameters ...

With new systemic therapies becoming available for metastatic melanoma such as BRAF and PD-1 inhibitors, there is an increasing demand for methods to assist with treatment selection and response monitoring. Quantification and characterisation of circulating melanoma cells (CMCs) has been regarded as an excellent non-invasive candidate but a sensitive and efficient tool to do these is lacking. H...

Axon growth is regulated by many proteins, including adhesion molecules, which need to be trafficked correctly to axons. The adhesion molecule L1/neuron-glia cell adhesion molecule (NgCAM) travels to axons via an endocytosis-dependent pathway (transcytosis), traversing somatodendritic endosomes. The Eps15 homology domain (EHD) family proteins (EHD1-EHD4) play important roles in endosomal recycl...

We demonstrate spatially controlled photoreactions within bicompartmental microparticles and microfibers. Selective photoreactions are achieved by anisotropic incorporation of photocrosslinkable poly(vinyl cinnamate) in one compartment of either colloids or microfibers. Prior to photoreaction, bicompartmental particles, and fibers were prepared by EHD co-jetting of two compositionally distinct ...