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The Rubber Hand Illusion
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Reaching for objects, walking without hitting obstacles, landing on a chair as you sit (instead of falling to the floor), these and all our physical actions depend on an ability to perceive our own bodies in space, to know where our limbs are relative to one another and relative to the rest of the world. One way that the human brain encodes this information is called proprioception, the brain relies on its own control and feedback...
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The Preparation and Properties of Thermo-reversibly Cross-linked Rubber Via Diels-Alder Chemistry
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2016
A simple two-step approach involving rubber modification and cross-linking yields fully reworkable, elastic rubber products.
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The Crossmodal Congruency Task as a Means to Obtain an Objective Behavioral Measure in the Rubber Hand Illusion Paradigm
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2013
We demonstrate how an objective measure can be employed in the widely employed rubber hand illusion paradigm. This measure is obtained by modifying the well-established crossmodal congruency task. This task allows the investigation of multisensory processes which are critical for modulations of body representations as in the rubber hand illusion.
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Two-Dimensional X-Ray Angiography to Examine Fine Vascular Structure Using a Silicone Rubber Injection Compound
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2019
This study presents a simple two-dimensional angiographic method to examine fine vascular structures using a silicone rubber injection compound and soft tissue X-ray system.
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Characterization and Application of Passive Samplers for Monitoring of Pesticides in Water
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2016
A protocol about the characterization and application of five different passive sampling devices is presented.
FAQs
Internal pressure pushes outward against the airtight elastomeric membrane, while tensile forces develop within the rubber as it expands. These forces spread applied loads across the airbag surface and transfer them toward connected supports or contact areas. The resulting distribution allows the structure to support, lift, cushion, or move loads without relying on a rigid load-bearing shell.
Material properties, internal pressure, geometry, sealing quality, and resistance to wear all influence performance. Material behavior affects how the membrane responds to inflation, while pressure and geometry determine how loads are distributed. Effective sealing preserves the intended operating condition, and wear resistance helps maintain reliable performance during continued engineering use.
Controllable compliance allows the support or contact response to change with the airbag’s operating condition rather than remaining fixed. This characteristic helps Rubber Airbags accommodate lifting, cushioning, vibration isolation, and adaptive structural roles. Their low mass combined with compliance can provide useful load management where a lightweight, responsive structure is preferable to a rigid system.
Evaluation should address the membrane material, intended pressure, geometry, airtight sealing, connected supports, contact areas, and expected wear. Engineers can then determine whether the structure will distribute forces appropriately and maintain its intended function. This assessment is especially important when the airbag must lift, isolate vibration, cushion impact, provide temporary buoyancy, or adapt to changing loads.
Applications include lifting devices, vibration-isolation systems, impact-protection equipment, temporary buoyancy systems, and adaptive structures. Each application uses the same pressure-supported behavior for a different engineering outcome: generating movement, reducing transmitted vibration, cushioning contact, providing temporary support through buoyancy, or changing structural response. Selection depends on pressure, geometry, material properties, sealing, and wear resistance.
Changing pressure and geometry influences how forces spread through the membrane and reach supports or contact areas. Engineers can use those variables to control load support, lifting behavior, cushioning response, vibration isolation, or movement. The practical outcome is a tunable load-management system, provided that airtight sealing and adequate resistance to wear preserve the intended operating condition.