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Works Published in 2020
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2020 journal article
Skin-interfaced soft microfluidic systems with modular and reusable electronics for: In situ capacitive sensing of sweat loss, rate and conductivity
Lab on a Chip, 20(23), 4391–4403.
Contributors: A. Hourlier-Fargette *, S. Schon*, Y. Xue*, R. Avila *, W. Li *, Y. Gao *, C. Liu *, S. Kim*
MeSH headings : Biosensing Techniques; Electronics; Humans; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; Microfluidics; Skin; Sweat
TL;DR:
This paper introduces a low-profile skin-interfaced system that couples disposable microfluidic sampling devices with reusable 'stick-on' electrodes and wireless readout electronics that remain isolated from the sweat, resulting in a cost-effective platform that is simple to use.
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Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2022
2020 journal article
Recent advances in neurotechnologies with broad potential for neuroscience research
Nature Neuroscience, 23(12), 1522–1536.
Contributors: A. Vázquez-Guardado* , Y. Yang *, A. Bandodkar* & J. Rogers *
MeSH headings : Animals; Brain / physiology; Electric Stimulation / instrumentation; Electric Stimulation / methods; Humans; Neurosciences / methods; Neurosciences / trends; Optogenetics / trends; Pharmacology / methods; Research; Technology / trends
TL;DR:
This review summarizes advances in electrical, optical and microfluidic neural interfaces with characteristics that suggest near-term potential for broad deployment to the neuroscience community.
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Source: ORCID
Added: April 8, 2022
2020 conference paper
Analysis of Tremor During Grasp Using Ultrasound Imaging: Preliminary Study
Proceedings of the 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2020-November, 533–538.
Contributors: A. Iyer n, Z. Sheng *, Q. Zhang n, K. Kim & N. Sharma n
Event: 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) at New York on November 29 - December 1, 2020
TL;DR:
The frequency for tremor participants fall within accepted frequency ranges for Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor, and thus can be representative of the actual tremor frequency.
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Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 chapter
Model Predictive Control-Based Knee Actuator Allocation During a Standing-Up Motion with a Powered Exoskeleton and Functional Electrical Stimulation
In R. Vinjamuri (Ed.), Advances in Motor Neuroprostheses (pp. 89–100).
Ed(s): R. Vinjamuri
TL;DR:
A lower-limb powered exoskeleton is combined with functional electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscle to achieve a standing-up motion using a fatigue dynamical model and a feedback controller that stabilizes the desired standing- up motion.
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Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 conference paper
Sampled-Data Observer Based Dynamic Surface Control of Delayed Neuromuscular Functional Electrical Stimulation
[Paper]. Volume 1: Adaptive/Intelligent Sys. Control; Driver Assistance/Autonomous Tech.; Control Design Methods; Nonlinear Control; Robotics; Assistive/Rehabilitation Devices; Biomedical/Neural Systems; Building Energy Systems; Connected Vehicle Systems; Control/Estimation of Energy Systems; Control Apps.; Smart Buildings/Microgrids; Education; Human-Robot Systems; Soft Mechatronics/Robotic Components/Systems; Energy/Power Systems; Energy Storage; Estimation/Identification; Vehicle Efficiency/Emissions, 1(DSCC2020-3225).
Contributors: Q. Zhang n, A. Iyer n, Z. Sun n, A. Dodson n & N. Sharma n
Event: ASME 2020 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference on October 5-7, 2020
TL;DR:
Stability analysis based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii function proves that the SDO-based DSC plus delay compensation (SDO-DSC-DC) approach achieves semi-global uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB) tracking performance.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 conference paper
Volitional Contractility Assessment of Plantar Flexors by Using Non-invasive Neuromuscular Measurements
2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2020-November, 515–520.
Contributors: Q. Zhang n, A. Iyer n, K. Kim * & N. Sharma n
Event: 2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob)
TL;DR:
US imaging can be used as a new sensing modality to measure or predict human lower limb motion intent in clinical rehabilitation devices and imply that using US imagingderived signals improves the accuracy of predicting volitional effort on human plantar flexors.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 conference paper
An Ultrasound Imaging Based Observer for Estimating NMES-Induced Muscle Fatigue: Theory and Simulation
Volume 1: Adaptive/Intelligent Sys. Control; Driver Assistance/Autonomous Tech.; Control Design Methods; Nonlinear Control; Robotics; Assistive/Rehabilitation Devices; Biomedical/Neural Systems; Building Energy Systems; Connected Vehicle Systems; Control/Estimation of Energy Systems; Control Apps.; Smart Buildings/Microgrids; Education; Human-Robot Systems; Soft Mechatronics/Robotic Components/Systems; Energy/Power Systems; Energy Storage; Estimation/Identification; Vehicle Efficiency/Emissions, 1.
Contributors: Z. Sheng *, K. Kim * & N. Sharma n
Event: ASME 2020 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
TL;DR:
A novel state observer is proposed that combines a mathematical predictive fatigue model and intermittent feedback from ultrasound-derived strain images to effectively estimate the NMES-induced muscle fatigue.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 chapter
Hybrid Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons for Human Walking
In Wearable Robotics (pp. 347–364).
TL;DR:
This chapter aims at revising in detail the recent advances in such hybrid robotic technology as well as new perspectives on assistive and neurorehabilitation applications and provides an updated overview of the technology and its perspectives with regard to real use aswell as directions for future research in this field.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 23, 2021
2020 article
Ultra-High-Frame-Rate Ultrasound Monitoring of Muscle Contractility Changes Due to Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.
author keywords: Ultrasound imaging; Ultrasound speckle tracking; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES); Muscle fatigue effects
MeSH headings : Adult; Electric Stimulation; Female; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Male; Muscle Fatigue / physiology; Quadriceps Muscle / diagnostic imaging; Quadriceps Muscle / physiology; Ultrasonography; Young Adult
TL;DR:
In this study, instantaneous strain maps of a contracting muscle were derived from ultra-high-frame-rate (2 kHz) ultrasound images to quantify the contractility and results indicate that the proposed measurements from ultrasound images are promising to quantify the muscle contractility changes during NMES.
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Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2021
2020 journal article
Using Person-Specific Muscle Fatigue Characteristics to Optimally Allocate Control in a Hybrid Exoskeleton—Preliminary Results
IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 2(2), 226–235.
Contributors: X. Bao *, V. Molazadeh*, A. Dodson n, B. Dicianno * & N. Sharma n
author keywords: Functional electrical stimulation; powered exoskeleton; muscle fatigue; nonlinear control; model predictive control; hybrid neuroprosthesis
TL;DR:
The experimental results show that the proposed hierarchical control design is a promising method to effect shared control in a hybrid exoskeleton.
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Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2021
2020 journal article
Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Muscle Contractility Due to Fatigue During NMES: An Ultrasound Imaging Approach
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 67(3), 832–841.
Contributors: Z. Sheng *, N. Sharma* & K. Kim *
author keywords: Muscles; Fatigue; Strain; Ultrasonic imaging; Biomedical measurement; Imaging; Force; Ultrasound imaging; neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES); muscle fatigue
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Electric Stimulation / adverse effects; Electric Stimulation / methods; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Knee / diagnostic imaging; Knee / physiology; Male; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle Fatigue / physiology; Quadriceps Muscle / diagnostic imaging; Quadriceps Muscle / physiology; Ultrasonography / methods; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Ultrasound imaging with the proposed methodology is a promising tool for a direct NMES-induced fatigue assessment and facilitates new strategies to alleviate the effects of the NMES -induced fatigue.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2021
2020 journal article
Lighter and Stronger: Cofabricated Electrodes and Variable Stiffness Elements in Dielectric Actuators
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2(10).
author keywords: dielectric elastomer actuators; gallium; liquid metals; soft robotics; variable stiffnesses
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 2, 2021
2020 article
Contrast-Enhanced Dual-Frequency Super-Harmonic Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Imaging
MULTIMODALITY IMAGING: FOR INTRAVASCULAR APPLICATION, pp. 105–151.
TL;DR:
The ability to predict the instability of atherosclerotic lesions remains a substantial challenge, and there is an unmet need for new imaging methods to identify, detect, and differentiate these pathologies.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 19, 2021
2020 journal article
An Improved CMUT Structure Enabling Release and Collapse of the Plate in the Same Tx/Rx Cycle for Dual-Frequency Acoustic Angiography
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(11), 2291–2302.
author keywords: Acoustics; Imaging; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Finite element analysis; Electrodes; Frequency control; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging; dual-mode operation; high-frequency (HF) receive; insulation spacers; low-frequency (LF) transmit; microbubbles
MeSH headings : Angiography / instrumentation; Angiography / methods; Contrast Media; Equipment Design; Finite Element Analysis; Microbubbles; Phantoms, Imaging; Transducers; Ultrasonography / instrumentation; Ultrasonography / methods
TL;DR:
The ability to detect the microbubble signals with good contrast, and the background reflection is adequately suppressed, indicating the feasibility of the presented approach for acoustic angiography.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: June 21, 2021
2020 journal article
Fabrication of 2D Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Arrays on Insulating Substrates With Through-Wafer Interconnects Using Sacrificial Release Process
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 29(4), 553–561.
author keywords: Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT); 2D arrays; glass substrate; alkali-free glass; through-glass-Vias (TGV); sacrificial release process
TL;DR:
This study shows an alternative method to fabricate 2D CMUT arrays on glass substrates with metal interconnects, especially when the substrate is not suitable for anodic bonding, as well as improving reliability and reduction in parasitic interconnect capacitance and resistance.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: June 21, 2021
2020 journal article
Facile Approach to Fabricating Stretchable Organic Transistors with Laser-Patterned Ag Nanowire Electrodes
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(45), 50675–50683.
author keywords: stretchable electronics; Ag nanowires; laser patterning; organic electronics; organic thin-film transistors
TL;DR:
The ability to pattern highly conductive Ag NW networks using laser ablation to pattern electrodes as well as interconnects provides a simple strategy to produce complex stretchable OTFT-based circuits.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 1, 2021
2020 journal article
Enhancement of Diffusion, Densification and Solid-State Reactions in Dielectric Materials Due to Interfacial Interaction of Microwave Radiation: Theory and Experiment
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(45), 50941–50952.
author keywords: interfacial ponderomotive force; electromagnetic wave interaction with materials; microwave sintering; solid-state reaction; ceramics; thermoelectrics
TL;DR:
A detailed theoretical model and experimental study are presented that formulate and prove the existence of a robust ponderomotive force near the interfaces in a granular dielectric material under microwave radiation and offer a novel and simple approach for the synthesis of nanostructured compounds.
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 1, 2021
2020 review
A Systematic Literature Review of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Oncology (Part II): Theoretical Mechanisms and Frameworks
[Review of ]. INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES, 19.
author keywords: animal-assisted interventions; animal-assisted activities; animal-assisted therapy; oncology; cancer; human-animal bond; mechanisms; theoretical frameworks
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Medical Oncology; Quality of Life
TL;DR:
This review aids progress toward a unified theoretical framework and toward more holistic cancer treatments by discussing concepts of neurobiological transduction connecting mechanisms to AAI benefits.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 19, 2021
2020 journal article
In Vivo Evaluation of a Subcutaneously Injectable Implant with a Low-Power Photoplethysmography ASIC for Animal Monitoring
SENSORS, 20(24).
author keywords: injectable; photoplethysmography; biomedical electronics; biophotonics; encapsulation; implant; in vivo; biomedical telemetry; software radio
MeSH headings : Animals; Equipment Design; Photoplethysmography / instrumentation; Photoplethysmography / veterinary; Pilot Projects; Prostheses and Implants; Rats; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Telemetry; Wireless Technology
TL;DR:
The wireless operation of the injectable capsule system with a human subject holding the sensor between the fingers and the in vivo functionality of the subcutaneous sensing on a pilot study performed on anesthetized rat subjects are demonstrated.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 19, 2021
2020 journal article
Dual-Affinity Ratiometric Quenching (DARQ) Assay for the Quantification of Therapeutic Antibodies in CHO-S Cell Culture Fluids
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 92(24), 16274–16283.
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal / analysis; Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology; Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use; Antigens / immunology; CHO Cells; Cricetulus; Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
TL;DR:
A novel dual-affinity ratiometric quenching (DARQ) assay, which combines selective biorecognition andQuenching of fluorescence signals for rapid and sensitive quantification of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 11, 2021
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