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Revealing Electromechanical Control of Tissue Homeostasis Using a Two-Layer Microfluidic Device
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2025
Here, we present a protocol to fabricate a unique two-layer microfluidic device to study the electromechanical regulation of epithelial tissue homeostasis. The device applies static physiological electric currents perpendicular to the tissue plane, impacting cell-cell adhesion, proliferation, and extrusion. Live-cell imaging and mechanical stress measurements reveal mechanisms of these processes.
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Fabrication of Carbon-Based Ionic Electromechanically Active Soft Actuators
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2020
This article describes a fast and simple manufacturing process of ionic electromechanically active composite materials for actuators in biomedical, biomimetic and soft robotics applications. The key fabrication steps, their importance for the actuators' final properties, and some of the main characterization techniques are described in detail.
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A Novel Method for In Situ Electromechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Specimens
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2017
Isolating electrical and thermal effects on electrically assisted deformation (EAD) is very difficult using macroscopic samples. Metallic sample micro- and nanostructures together with a custom test procedure have been developed to evaluate the impact of applied current on the formation without joule heating and evolution of dislocations on these samples.
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Electromechanical Assessment of Optogenetically Modulated Cardiomyocyte Activity
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2020
We present a protocol for evaluating the electromechanical effects of GtACR1 activation in rabbit cardiomyocytes. We provide detailed information on cell isolation, culturing and adenoviral transduction, and on functional experiments with the patch-clamp and carbon-fiber techniques.
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The Use of Chemostats in Microbial Systems Biology
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2013
Cell growth rate is a regulated process and a primary determinant of cell physiology. Continuous culturing using chemostats enables extrinsic control of cell growth rate by nutrient limitation facilitating the study of molecular networks that control cell growth and how those networks evolve to optimize cell growth.
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Motors convert electrical power into mechanical motion, whereas generators convert mechanical motion into electrical power. This opposing relationship allows engineers to design systems for both actuation and power production. Understanding the direction of energy conversion helps determine which components, operating conditions, and performance measures matter in applications ranging from automated equipment to renewable-energy technologies.
Feedback connects sensing, decision-making, and control. Sensors provide information about changing system conditions, while controllers use that information to regulate performance. This interaction helps an electromechanical system respond rather than operate only according to fixed inputs. Engineers rely on feedback to improve motion precision, maintain desired behavior, and support safer operation when conditions vary.
Electrical circuits, mechanical dynamics, control algorithms, and materials each influence system behavior, but their interaction determines overall performance. Circuit behavior affects energy delivery, mechanical dynamics shape motion, algorithms guide responses, and materials influence physical operation. Considering these domains together helps engineers address efficiency, precision, reliability, and safety instead of optimizing one part in isolation.
These priorities describe different outcomes that engineers must balance. Efficiency concerns how effectively the system uses energy, precision concerns how accurately it performs intended motion or control, reliability concerns consistent operation, and safety concerns preventing harmful behavior. Studying the electrical, mechanical, control, and material aspects together provides a basis for managing these competing requirements.
A development workflow can begin by examining the electrical circuits, mechanical dynamics, control algorithms, and materials involved. Engineers then consider how sensing, energy conversion, and feedback interact under changing conditions. Applying this analysis to the intended machine or device supports decisions aimed at improving efficiency, precision, reliability, and safety throughout the design process.
Applications include robotics, automation, transportation, manufacturing equipment, medical devices, and renewable-energy technologies. In these settings, the systems may support controlled motion, machine operation, energy conversion, or responses to sensed conditions. Their broad use reflects the need to coordinate electrical and mechanical behavior in both industrial equipment and technologies designed to improve infrastructure.
Their contribution comes from coordinating mechanical motion, electrical power, sensing, and control in technologies associated with renewable energy and infrastructure. Generators support conversion from mechanical motion to electrical power, while feedback and control help regulate performance as conditions change. Engineering analysis of efficiency, reliability, safety, and materials can support more effective and sustainable system development.