In this paper, we describe the development and evaluation of a novel tissue-holding device (THD) for use during robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. The THD is a vacuum-based apparatus made of either 3D-printed polyethylene or stainless...
An auxiliary protection device (rail holding mechanism) was proposed to control the collision attitude of subway vehicles. The dynamics model of head-on collision of subway vehicles was established and verified by the full-scale collision test of the...
Robot-assisted cell microinjection, which is precise and can enable a high throughput, is attracting interest from researchers. Conventional probe-type cell microforce sensors have some real-time injection force measurement limitations, which prevent...
Uniform alignment of rigid-rod liquid crystal (LC) molecules under applied voltage is critical for achievement of high-quality display for thin-film transistor-driven liquid crystal display devices (TFT-LCDs). The polymeric components that can induce...
As Earth’s shallow coal resources are gradually depleted, humans turn their mining operations to deeper regions. However, because the mechanics of deep-rock masses have not been fully established, the development of deep resources lacks theoret...
Although many devices have been developed to reduce sample volume, with an explosion of methods appearing in the literature over the last decade, commercially available devices with simultaneous vitrification of a larger number of embryos are scarce,...
The Track-Hold System (THS) project, developed in a healthcare facility and therefore in a controlled and protected healthcare environment, contributes to the more general and broad context of Robotic-Assisted Therapy (RAT). RAT represents an advance...
This paper visualizes the role of hyperstable controllers in the closed-loop asymptotic stability of a single-input single-output system subject to any nonlinear and eventually time-varying controller within the hyperstable class. The feed-forward co...
Plasma oxidation could produce an oxidized surface, resulting in a graded TiO2−x film layer and significantly improving dental implant hydrophilicity and biocompatibility. Unfortunately, these features are gradually lost by the influence of the...
Effective sorting and extraction of tiny plastic objects is becoming increasingly important for manufacturing high-quality recycled plastics. Herein, we designed a manipulation device for tiny objects that can drive multiple target objects individual...
Traditional urban and architectural design presupposes an upright, forward-looking pedestrian who perceives the street as a three-dimensional field of facades, thresholds, and vistas. This assumption no longer reliably holds for the smartphone-era pe...
We propose an indoor location estimation method using sensors of mobile devices. First, we perform attitude estimation using each sensor. This estimation is used to estimate the attitude of the mobile device with respect to the earth. Based on the ac...
Recent advancements in clinical research have identified the need to combine pupillometry with a selective stimulation of the eye’s photoreceptor cell types to broaden retinal and neuroretinal health assessment opportunities. Our thorough analy...
In this paper, the light intensity and charge holding time dependence of pinned photodiode (PD) full well capacity (FWC) are studied for our pixel structure with a buried overflow path under the transfer gate. The formulae for PDFWC derived from a si...
Nano-electronic devices and materials hold considerable promise due to their inherent structural and material benefits, such as device miniaturization, increased integration density, and reduced power consumption [...]
Background/Objectives: In left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy, deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) reduces radiation dose to the heart; however, its success depends on the patient’s ability to maintain reproducible and stable breath-holds. Al...
Phones and other portable technology can be a distraction for pedestrians, affecting their ability to cross a road safely. This study focused on adolescents and investigated whether using a phone distracts attention while crossing the road. A field o...
To aid physicians in the precision diagnosis of ailments in the cranial region, we propose an overhead collapsible origami-based mount (Over-COM) with the advantages of being mountable, compact, lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use. The Over-COM ca...
This study investigates the impact of non-ideal wordline sidewall angles caused by photoresist profile variation during the wordline etching process in DRAMs employing a buried-channel array transistor (BCAT) structure. Using Technology Computer-Aide...
Neuromorphic devices emulating the temperature-sensing capabilities of biological thermoreceptors hold significant promise for neuron-like artificial sensory systems. In this work, Bi2Se3-based threshold-switching memristors were presented in constru...
Calcium phosphate (CaP) glass has recently gained popularity as a promising material for a wide range of biomedical applications. Recent developments have seen CaP glasses moving from a passive implant material to an active degradable material, parti...
Modern electronic devices such as smartphones, wearable devices, and robots typically integrate three-dimensional sensors to track the device’s movement in the 3D space. However, sensor measurements in three-dimensional vectors are highly sensi...
Most currently available wearable devices to noninvasively detect hypoxia use the spatially resolved spectroscopy (SRS) method to calculate cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (StO2). This study applies the single source—detector separation (SSDS...
This paper deals with the stability characteristics of zeros for sampled-data models with a class of triangle sample and hold realized by a traditional zero-order hold. For any controlled models in the modern industrial system, using a digital contro...
A complex surface measurement is important for quality control and manufacturing processes. Articulated arm coordinate measuring machines (AACMMs) are widely used in measuring the complex surface. However, the AACMMs that are currently used always re...
Free divers are known to experience a physiological response during extreme breath holding, causing involuntary breathing movements (IBMs). To investigate these movements, a low-cost multi-core ESP32-Pico microcontroller prototype was developed to me...
This paper presents the design and calibration of a new force/tactile sensor for robotic applications. The sensor is suitably designed to provide the robotic grasping device with a sensory system mimicking the human sense of touch, namely, a device s...
Microfluidic devices are valuable for a variety of biotechnology applications, such as synthesizing biochemical libraries, screening enzymes, and analyzing single cells. However, normally, the devices are controlled using specialized pumps, which req...
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, characterized by their atomically thin nature and exceptional properties, hold significant promise for future nano-electronic applications. The precise control of carrier density in these 2D materials is essential for...
The demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships is increasing for various reasons. Despite their enormous size, cargo holds inside freighters transporting LNG have traditionally been constructed by welding to high-quality standards for safety. This...
To cope with the much narrower ESD design window in 28 nm CMOS technology, a novel diode-triggered silicon-controlled rectifier with an extra discharge path (EDP-DTSCR) for ESD protection is proposed in this paper. Compared with the traditional DTSCR...
Digital systems require sample and hold (S&H) systems to perform the conversion from analog to digital and vice versa. Besides the standard zero and first order holds, we find in the literature other versions, namely the fractional and exponentia...
In an era where IT security has paramount importance, the identification of devices holds a significance comparable to that of individuals. With the pervasive adoption of wireless technology, understanding the informational content within wireless da...
A grafting machine is a kind of machine that can quickly graft scion to rootstock instead of manual grafting. Currently, an inclined inserted grafting machine uses the mechanical clamping method, which can easily damage the rootstock seedlings due to...
Threshold voltage adjustment in threshold switching (TS) devices with HfO2/Al2O3 superlattice (by means of changing the cycle ratio of HfO2 to Al2O3 in atomic layer deposition) is investigated to implement a transparent cross-point array. TS devices...
Organic semiconductors hold immense promise in the field of optoelectronic synapses due to their tunable optoelectronic properties, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancem...
Wearable electronics are believed to be the future of the next-generation electric devices. However, the comfort of current wearable devices is greatly limited due to the use of airtight materials, which may even lead to inflammation of the skin. The...
Incorrect pencil-holding posture is the main cause of children’s handwriting difficulties and significantly impacts their learning and development. Most pencil holders are used to write English letters, which may not be suitable for the Chinese...
The optical response of a metamaterial can be engineered by manipulating the size, pattern, and composition of its cells. Here, we present a coloring device, which increases resolution while retaining adjustability. By adding different nanoparticles...
This article explores the emerging promise touchscreen devices hold for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Many individuals with ID that struggle to read, write or use voice assisted strategies can use touchscreen devices in many aspect...
HAND (Hall Amplifier Nanoscale Device), a new nano-metric device, was designed, simulated, and modeled for feasibility analysis, with the challenge of combining a well-known macro effect into the nanoscale world. HAND is based on the well-known Hall...
This paper presents the design of a new force/tactile sensor for robotic applications. The sensor is suitably designed to provide the robotic grasping device with a sensory system mimicking the human sense of touch, namely, a device sensitive to cont...
Resistive random access memory (RRAM) holds great promise for in-memory computing, which is considered the most promising strategy for solving the von Neumann bottleneck. However, there are still significant problems in its application due to the non...
The explosive growth of data and information has increasingly motivated scientific and technological endeavors toward ultra-high-density data storage (UHDDS) applications. Herein, a donor−acceptor (D–A) type small conjugated molecule containing benzo...
A mammalian breath-hold (BH) mechanism can induce vasoconstriction in the limbs, altering blood flow and oxygenation flow changes in a wound site. Our objective was to utilize a BH paradigm as a stimulus to induce peripheral tissue oxygenation change...
Lipid-bilayer devices have been studied for on-site sensors in the fields of diagnosis, food and environmental monitoring, and safety/security inspection. In this paper, we propose a lipid-bilayer-on-a-cup device for serial sample measurements using...
We present a straightforward and cost-effective method for the fabrication of flexible photodetectors, utilizing tetragonal phase VO2 (A) nanorod (NR) networks. The devices exhibit exceptional photosensitivity, reproducibility, and stability in ambie...
Organic phototransistors, renowned for their exceptional biocompatibility, hold promise in phototherapy for tracking the efficacy of photosensitive drugs within treatment areas. Nevertheless, it has been found that organic semiconductors are less eff...
A USB mass storage device yields a lot of artifacts when connected to a system. These artifacts are persistent in nature and are retained even after the system has been shut down and the information they contain may assist in carrying out forensic an...
Recently, two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been recognized as the foundation for future brain-like neuromorphic computing devices. Two-dimensional materials possess unique characteristics such as near-atomic thickness, d...
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