Robotic Materials Transformable Between Elasticity and Plasticity by Xinyuan Wang, Zhiqiang Meng, Chang Qing Chen

“…Here, a robotic material whose behavior is transformable between elastic and plastic is developed, based upon an extended neutrally stable tensegrity structure. The transformation does not depend on conventional phase transition and is fast. …”
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Multifractality of posture modulates multisensory perception of stand-on-ability. by Jonathan K Doyon, Alen Hajnal, Tyler Surber, Joseph D Clark, Damian G Kelty-Stephen

“…We propose that the tensegrity structure of the body, manifested via multifractality of exploratory bodily movements informs perception of affordances. …”
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Functionalizing designer DNA crystals with a triple-helical veneer. by Rusling, D, Chandrasekaran, A, Ohayon, Y, Brown, T, Fox, K, Sha, R, Mao, C, Seeman, N

“…DNA is a very useful molecule for the programmed self-assembly of 2D and 3D nanoscale objects.1 The design of these structures exploits Watson-Crick hybridization and strand exchange to stitch linear duplexes into finite assemblies.2-4 The dimensions of these complexes can be increased by over five orders of magnitude through self-assembly of cohesive single-stranded segments (sticky ends).5, 6 Methods that exploit the sequence addressability of DNA nanostructures will enable the programmable positioning of components in 2D and 3D space, offering applications such as the organization of nanoelectronics,7 the direction of biological cascades,8 and the structure determination of periodically positioned molecules by X-ray diffraction.9 To this end we present a macroscopic 3D crystal based on the 3-fold rotationally symmetric tensegrity triangle3, 6 that can be functionalized by a triplex-forming oligonucleotide on each of its helical edges.…”

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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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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Dynamic prestress in a globular protein. by Scott A Edwards, Johannes Wagner, Frauke Gräter

“…In contrast, here we find direct evidence for a protein as a molecular tensegrity structure, comprising a balance of tensed and compressed interactions, a concept that has been put forward for macroscopic structures. …”
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Configuration Design and Verification of Shear Compliant Border in Space Membrane Structure by Anbo Cao, Zhiquan Liu, Qiuhong Lin, Hui Qiu

“…The configuration of borders is obtained and the influence of the borders on the edge of the membrane is 0.23%, which means that the borders are compatible with the existing tensegrity systems, especially the tensioning components and the cable sleeves. …”
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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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Using Polyacrylamide Hydrogels to Model Physiological Aortic Stiffness Reveals that Microtubules Are Critical Regulators of Isolated Smooth Muscle Cell Morphology and Contractility by Sultan Ahmed, Robert. T. Johnson, Reesha Solanki, Teclino Afewerki, Finn Wostear, Derek. T. Warren

“…Our findings support the tensegrity model of cellular mechanics and we demonstrate that microtubules act to balance actomyosin-derived traction stress generation and regulate the morphological responses of VSMCs.…”
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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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From Neural Command to Robotic Use: The Role of Symmetry/Asymmetry in Postural and Locomotor Activities by Mariève Blanchet, Pierre Guertin, Francine Pilon, Philippe Gorce, François Prince

“…The concepts of morphology and tensegrity are also presented to illustrate how the biological structures have been used in both sciences and arts. …”
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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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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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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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