Soft Robotics
- 1st Edition, Volume 57 - July 7, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Luca Magagnin, Filippo Rossi
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 6 4 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 1 8 2 - 1
Soft Robotics aims at providing state of art on research and potential approaches of soft robotics. It particularly challenges the traditional thinking of engineers, as the conflu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSoft Robotics aims at providing state of art on research and potential approaches of soft robotics. It particularly challenges the traditional thinking of engineers, as the confluence of technologies, ranging from new materials, sensors, actuators and production techniques to new design tools, will make it possible to create new systems whose structures are almost completely made of soft materials, which bring about entirely new functions and behaviors, similar in many ways to natural systems. This is a huge research topic, “hot” and with a huge potential due to new possibilities offered by these systems to cope with problems that cannot be addressed by robots built from rigid bodies.
- Chemical engineering can take part to the emerging field of soft robotics
- Soft and polymer materials can be used in sensing applications
- Soft robotics can solve many industrial issues and challenges
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Soft microrobotics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Robotics at the microscale
- 3: Materials for soft microrobots
- 4: Manufacturing techniques for soft microrobots
- 5: Actuation strategies for soft microrobots
- 6: Applications of soft microrobots
- 7: Hard-soft hybrid microrobots
- 8: Biohybrid soft microrobots
- 9: Conclusions
- Chapter Two: Advances in printing technologies for soft robotics devices applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Printing technologies for soft robotics
- 3: Printable materials and substrates for soft robotics
- 4: Examples of printed devices for soft robotics
- 5: Conclusions and outlook
- Chapter Three: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for sensing
- Abstract
- 1: Definition of MOF
- 2: Sensing of gases, vapors and VOC
- 3: MOFs for sensing of biomolecules
- 4: Conclusions
- Chapter Four: Hydrogels for sensing applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Physical, chemical and biosensors
- 3: Hydrogels
- 4: Physicochemical sensing mechanism
- 5: Biochemical sensing mechanism
- 6: Hydrogel-based sensors for biomedical applications
- 7: Conclusions
- Chapter Five: Integrated microsystems for bridging multiscale elements
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Nano-scale function of hydrogels
- 3: Fabrication of hydrogel
- 4: Multi-scale function of hydrogels with functional materials
- 5: Integrated soft robots by bridging multiscale elements
- 6: Discussion
- 7: Conclusion
- Chapter Six: Smart sensors for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their possible application as end of service life indicator (ESLI) for respirator cartridges
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Smart sensors
- 3: Conclusions
- Chapter Seven: Additive manufacturing of biomaterials
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Tissue engineering
- 3: Drug delivery
- 4: 3D printing
- 5: Biomedical applications
- 6: Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 57
- Published: July 7, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 282
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128206461
- eBook ISBN: 9780128231821
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Luca Magagnin
Luca Magagnin is Full Professor in Applied Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research focused on electrochemical processes for surface treatment and finishing, electrochemical processes for energy and environment and physical chemistry of surfaces for microelectronics.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor in Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyFR
Filippo Rossi
Filippo Rossi is Associate Professor in Applied Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research focused on innovative polymer materials for nanomedicine, drug delivery, biosensors, and tissue engineering, both experimental and modeling techniques.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” of Politecnico di Milano in Milan, ItalyRead Soft Robotics on ScienceDirect