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April 28, 2019 07:34 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/zEeKTnl635k/hydrogels-can-be-exercised-to-grow-another-step-toward-soft-robots
Hydrogels Can Be 'Exercised' To Grow. Another Step Toward 'Soft' Robots
Materials researchers use synthetic hydrogels which mimic the features of human muscles -- they''re strong, soft, full of water, and resistant to fatigue. Now researchers have discovered they mimic human muscles in another way, writes technology_dude:MIT researchers have found a way to give synthetic hydro gels human muscle characteristics: by taking the hyrdogels "to the gym"... The gym workout basically consisted of repeatedly stretching the material while in a water bath, [which] causes nanofibers to align "to produce a strong, soft, and hydrated material that resists breakdown or fatigue over thousands of repetitive movements," Phys.org reports. The hydrogels can also be 3D-printed into different shapes, and the researchers believe the materials could one day be used for sensitive biomedical implants like heart valves, cartilage replacements, and spinal disks -- and for "soft robots."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/zEeKTnl635k/hydrogels-can-be-exercised-to-grow-another-step-toward-soft-robots
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