Special spherical mobile robot for planetary surface exploration: A review by Minggang Li, Hanxu Sun, Long Ma, Panpan Gao, Dongshui Huo, Zhantong Wang, Ping Sun

“…In addition, the research progress of special spherical robots for extraterrestrial exploration, such as wind ball, jumping ball, fly ball, ball with leg, pendulum driven ball, tensegrity structure, are reviewed respectively. Finally, the performance characteristics of all these robots are analyzed, their application scope given.…”
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2-dimensional impact-damping electrostatic actuators with elastomer-enhanced auxetic structure by Xuechuan Wang, Yongyue Wang, Mingzhu Zhu, Xiaokui Yue

“…Furthermore, leveraging their 2-dimensional working mode and self-locking mechanism, a stiffness-changing muscle for a robotic arm and an active tensegrity device exemplify the potential applications of auxetic electrostatic actuators to a wide range of bionic robots.…”
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Caffeine-induced release of small molecules from DNA nanostructures by Bharath Raj Madhanagopal, Sabrina Chen, Ché-Doni Platt, Arun Richard Chandrasekaran

“…Here, we compared the ability of caffeine to cause deintercalation of ethidium bromide, a representative DNA intercalator, from duplex DNA and three DNA motifs of increasing structural complexity (four-way junction, double crossover motif, and DNA tensegrity triangle). We found that caffeine impedes the binding of ethidium bromide in all these structures to the same extent, with some differences in deintercalation profiles. …”
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Assessment of the impact of the number of girders on the dynamic behaviour of Geiger dome by Paulina Obara, Maryna Solovei

“…In this paper, the dynamic behaviour of the tensegrity domes is explored. The consideration includes all cable structures called Geiger domes, i.e., two cases of configurations (with a closed and open upper section) and two variants of the nature of a dome (regular and modified) are taken into account. …”
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Elucidating the role of prolidase in impairment of insulin signaling via abnormalities in integrinβ1 signaling pathway. by Ng, Genevieve Gek Fong.

“…As networks within a cell system are interconnected, the tensegrity of cytoskeleton is thought to influence the state of signalling components and impact cellular signalling mechanisms and pathways. …”
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A sub-cellular viscoelastic model for cell population mechanics. by Yousef Jamali, Mohammad Azimi, Mohammad R K Mofrad

“…To evaluate the current approach in modeling different topologies of growing tissues in distinct biochemical conditions of the surrounding media, we model several key cellular phenomena, namely monolayer cell culture, effects of adhesion intensity, growth of epithelial cell through interaction with extra-cellular matrix (ECM), effects of a gap in the ECM, tensegrity and tissue morphogenesis and formation of hollow epithelial acini. …”
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Lattice-free prediction of three-dimensional structure of programmed DNA assemblies by Pan, Keyao, Kim, Do-Nyun, Zhang, Fei, Yan, Hao, Bathe, Mark, Adendorff, Matthew Ralph

“…The procedure is used to predict the 3D structure of high molecular weight planar and spherical ring-like origami objects, a tile-based sheet-like ribbon, and a 3D crystalline tensegrity motif, in quantitative agreement with experiments. …”
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Recent advances in pre-conditioned mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSCs) therapy in organ failure; a comprehensive review of preclinical studies by Mohammad Saeed Kahrizi, Elnaz Mousavi, Armin Khosravi, Sara Rahnama, Ali Salehi, Navid Nasrabadi, Farnoosh Ebrahimzadeh, Samira Jamali

“…Also, following transplantation and migration to target tissue, they encounter a harsh milieu accompanied by death signals because of the lack of proper tensegrity structure between the cells and matrix. Accordingly, pre-conditioning of MSCs is strongly suggested to upgrade their performances in vivo, leading to more favored transplantation efficacy in regenerative medicine. …”
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Diseño e implementación de robot prototipo para la inspección de tuberías en pozos petroleros (bombas de cavidad progresiva y bombas electro sumergibles). by María Alejandra Urdaneta, Cecilia García, Roque Saltaren, Gustavo Contreras, Gonzalo Ejarque

“… En este trabajo se presenta el desarrollo de un robot basado en la estructura tensegrity con el fin de realizar tareas de inspección y mantenimiento en tuberías petroleras. …”
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Hepatitis B virus core protein allosteric modulators can distort and disrupt intact capsids by Christopher John Schlicksup, Joseph Che-Yen Wang, Samson Francis, Balasubramanian Venkatakrishnan, William W Turner, Michael VanNieuwenhze, Adam Zlotnick

“…That a disordered crosslink could rescue symmetry implies that capsids have tensegrity properties. Capsid distortion and disruption is a new mechanism by which molecules like the HAPs can block HBV infection.…”
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New perspectives in architecture through transformable structures: A simulation study by Maria Matheou, Marios C. Phocas, Eftychios G. Christoforou, Andreas Müller

“…Certain limitations of classic tensegrity and scissor-like structures, applied so far in an architectural and engineering context, are attributed to a limited number of possible configurations and a big number of actuators required. …”
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Design, Construction and Validation of a Proof of Concept Flexible–Rigid Mechanism Emulating Human Leg Behavior by Erik Jung, Victoria Ly, Christopher Cheney, Nicholas Cessna, Mai Linh Ngo, Dennis Castro, Mircea Teodorescu

“…However, this approach neglects the internal flexibility of the joint, which could present a significant drawback in some applications. We propose a tensegrity-inspired robotic manipulator that can replicate the kinematic behavior of the human leg. …”
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Total Potential Optimization Using Metaheuristic Algorithms for Solving Nonlinear Plane Strain Systems by Yusuf Cengiz Toklu, Gebrail Bekdaş, Melda Yücel, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Aylin Ece Kayabekir, Sanghun Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…It is shown that this emerging method is advantageous in solving nonlinear problems like trusses, tensegrity structures, cable networks, and plane stress systems. …”
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Morpho : a self-deformable modular robot inspired by cellular structure by Haller, Kristina M. (Kristina Marie)

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Static analysis of elastic cable structures under mechanical load using discrete catenary theory by Weicheng Huang, Dongze He, Dezhong Tong, Yuzhen Chen, Xiaonan Huang, Longhui Qin, Qingguo Fei

“…Our results would provide new insight in revealing the connections between flexible structures and tensegrity structures, and could motivate innovative designs in both mechanical and civil engineered equipment.…”
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Análisis de estructuras de Grandes Luces. Estudio de su forma y componentes de diseño, mediante uso de modelos digitales y lectura de la imagen. by Víctor Hugo Cabrera, Daniel Edgardo Vedoya

“…<p>Las tensoestructuras son una tipología de creciente aplicación, cuyo vertiginoso desarrollo se vincula a factores como la producción de piezas industriales especiales y la progresiva aplicación de los principios de las “tensegrity”, destacándose su reiterado aprovechamiento en la construcción de grandes instalaciones deportivas. …”
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Programming Multistable Metamaterials to Discover Latent Functionalities by Hossein Mofatteh, Benyamin Shahryari, Armin Mirabolghasemi, Alireza Seyedkanani, Razieh Shirzadkhani, Gilles Desharnais, Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh

“…In this respect, a transversely multistable mechanical metamaterial with tensegrity‐like bistable cells is designed to showcase the tunability of chirality.…”
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A Soft, Centimeter‐Scaled, Thin‐Cable‐Crawling Robot for Narrow Space Inspection by Wentao Ma, Bo Li, Lei Jiang, Yehui Wu, Ruiyu Bai, Guimin Chen

“…Finally, the soft robot, equipped with an endoscope, demonstrates inspections on a tensegrity structure as well as in an airplane wing model with a preplaced cable.…”
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Recuperación de áreas urbanas para uso de recreación con diseños de cubiertas ligeras by Carlos César Morales-Guzmán

“… El diseño de cubiertas ligeras (velarías, tensegrity y plegables) es una alternativa para rescatar áreas verdes en la ciudad de Poza Rica, Veracruz. …”
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Ball Packings with Periodic Constraints by Connelly, Robert, Shen, Jeffrey D., Smith, Alexander D.

“…Throughout the paper, the statements for the closely related notions of periodic infinitesimal rigidity and affine infinitesimal rigidity for tensegrity frameworks are also given.…”
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