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Duis aute irure dolor... ![.](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/mockup_dcc.png?itok=i10e_-pG) Download 2 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=548231&content_filter%5B1%5D=1308003&&format=ris) ### 2015 E. Roche *et al.*, “[A Light-Reflecting Balloon Catheter for Atraumatic Tissue Defect Repair](/publications/light-reflecting-balloon-catheter-atraumatic-tissue-defect-repair-0)”, *Science Translational Medicine*, vol. 7, no. 306, p. 306ra149, 2015, doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2406. E. Roche *et al.*, “[A Light-Reflecting Balloon Catheter for Atraumatic Tissue Defect Repair](/publications/light-reflecting-balloon-catheter-atraumatic-tissue-defect-repair-0)”, *Science Translational Medicine*, vol. 7, no. 306, p. 306ra149, 2015, doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2406. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://stm.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/7/306/306ra149?ijkey=wFDKnn490V/4g&keytype=ref&siteid=scitransmed) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_roche_science_transl_med_-_a_light-reflecting_balloon_catheter_for_atraumatic_tissue_defect_repair.pdf) Closing small defects in the body typically requires stitching of tissues during surgery. Toward a minimally invasive approach, Roche et al. engineered a balloon catheter with a reflective surface coating that could be used to adhere biodegradable... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://stm.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/7/306/306ra149?ijkey=wFDKnn490V/4g&keytype=ref&siteid=scitransmed) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_roche_science_transl_med_-_a_light-reflecting_balloon_catheter_for_atraumatic_tissue_defect_repair.pdf) ### 2018 D. Holland, S. Berndt, M. Herman, and C. Walsh, “[Growing the Soft Robotics Community Through Knowledge-Sharing Initiatives](/publications/growing-soft-robotics-community-through-knowledge-sharing-initiatives)”, *Soft Robotics*, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 119–121, 2018. D. Holland, S. Berndt, M. Herman, and C. Walsh, “[Growing the Soft Robotics Community Through Knowledge-Sharing Initiatives](/publications/growing-soft-robotics-community-through-knowledge-sharing-initiatives)”, *Soft Robotics*, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 119–121, 2018. - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2018.29013.dph) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2018_holland_soro_-_growing_the_soft_robotics_community_through_knowledge_sharing_initiatives.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2018.29013.dph) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2018_holland_soro_-_growing_the_soft_robotics_community_through_knowledge_sharing_initiatives.pdf) [### Grip Glove ](/grip-glove-0) Hand weakness affects over 6.7 million persons in the United States; this significant source of disability can affect daily life through impairing abilities to perform tasks such as eating and drinking, personal hygiene or dressing. A multitude of... ![gg4-3.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/gg4-3.png?itok=QcTefnZw) [### Soft robotic direct cardiac compression devices ](/soft-robotic-direct-cardiac-compression-devices) In the United States, the lifetime risk of developing heart failure is roughly 20%. The current clinical standard treatment is implantation of a ventricular assist device that contacts the patient’s blood and is associated with thromboembolic events... ![dcc4-3.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/dcc4-3.png?itok=7LL30_pL) [### Materials library ](/materials-library) The Soft Robotics Material Catalog lives in the Bioinspired Apparel Design and Sewing Studio a part of the Biodesign Lab. The catalog highlights a variety of commercially manufactured and custom developed materials: knits, wovens, nonwovens, high friction... ![Materials Library](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/library_slide.jpg?itok=sh2Vq9ZA) [### Textile Exosuit Design ](/textile-exosuit-design) Our lab creates innovative textile components based upon human biomechanics and anatomy. These wearable garments provide provide means to transmit assistive torques to a wearer’s joints without the use of rigid, external structures. To perform well, these... ![Functional Apparel Design](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/website_image_1.jpg?itok=RPGLtPAY) [### Soft robotic ventricular assist devices with septal bracing ](/soft-robotic-ventricular-assist-devices-septal-bracing) Existing soft robotic ventricular assist devices for heart failure typically wrap around the heart to provide biventricular assistance without engaging the interventricular septum. This thick muscular wall that separates the right and left ventricles and... ![rvad4-3.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/rvad4-3.png?itok=96nBiFFE) [### Endoscopic Module for On-Demand Robotic Assistance (EndoMODRA) ](/endoscopic-module-demand-robotic-assistance-endomodra) Nascent endoscopic therapeutic procedures, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection, enable unparalleled access to and removal of mid-size cancerous neoplasia from within the gastrointestinal tract. However, the remote locations of these lesions often... ![endomodra4-3.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/endomodra4-3.png?itok=6laPNmNX) [### Ankle Exosuit for use in Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation ](/ankle-exosuit-use-post-stroke-gait-rehabilitation) We are developing clothing-like, soft wearable robots that use textiles to generate forces in parallel with the human musculature. In addition to augmenting the capabilities of able-bodied individuals, these devices have tremendous applications as... ![.](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/medexo4-3.png?itok=yvtk7aQ5) [### Autonomous soft exosuit for human augmentation ](/autonomous-soft-exosuit-human-augmentation) For centuries, engineers have proposed different devices to augment basic human locomotion, such as walking and running. However, as humans are highly optimized to move efficiently, it is known to be hard further improving one’s energy economy with... ![healthy-exosuit-4-3.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/healthy-exosuit-4-3.png?itok=-fdCDLoD) [### Scientific research with stroke patients ](/scientific-research-stroke-patients-testing) Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S., with 80% of survivors having locomotor impairments despite extensive therapy. These locomotor impairments cause more than 50% of stroke survivors to ambulate at a speed slower than that... ![MedExo](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/figure1_option1.png?itok=_mqZVQTv) [### Running augmentation ](/running-augmentation) While promising proof-of-concept results highlighting the benefits of hip exoskeletons have been shown, there remains much scope to explore how to provide the best assistance to each individual for a wide range of dynamic activities (e.g. walking, running... ![Running augmentation teaser](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/fig1_png.png?itok=xxU04xVt) [### DEFT Project ](/deft-project) The Design Evaluation and Feedback Tool (DEFT) is a custom-built web-based system that collects and reports data to support teaching, learning and research in project-based engineering design education. The system is intended to support educators in... ![Deft Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/deft_logo.png?itok=9oQ1om5c) [### The Soft Robotics Toolkit ](/soft-robotics-toolkit-0) The Soft Robotics Toolkit ( ) is an online collection of resources to support the design, fabrication, modeling, characterization, and control of soft robotic devices. Developed as part of educational research being... ![SRT Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/logopcb_small_edit.png?itok=zl2tYejc) Download 1 citation download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1298556&&format=ris) ### 2018 Y. Ding, M. Kim, S. Kuindersma, and C. J. Walsh, “[Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking](/publications/human-loop-multi-dimensional-bayesian-optimization-hip-extension)”, *Science Robotics*, vol. 3, no. 15, p. eaar5438, 2018. Y. Ding, M. Kim, S. Kuindersma, and C. J. Walsh, “[Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking](/publications/human-loop-multi-dimensional-bayesian-optimization-hip-extension)”, *Science Robotics*, vol. 3, no. 15, p. eaar5438, 2018. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/15/eaar5438.full) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2018_ding_kim_science_robotics_-_human-in-the-loop_optimization_of_hip_assistance_with_a_soft_exosuit_during_walking.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfSupplementary\_PDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/supplementary_material.pdf) Wearable robotic devices have been shown to substantially reduce the energy expenditure of human walking. However, response variance between participants for fixed control strategies can be high, leading to the hypothesis that individualized controllers... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/15/eaar5438.full) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2018_ding_kim_science_robotics_-_human-in-the-loop_optimization_of_hip_assistance_with_a_soft_exosuit_during_walking.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfSupplementary\_PDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/supplementary_material.pdf) [### MedEXO ](/medexo) Stroke-induced hemiparetic gait is characteristically slow and metabolically expensive. Passive assistive devices such as ankle-foot orthoses are often prescribed to increase function and independence after stroke; however, walking remains highly impaired... ![medexo_01](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/medexo_01.png?itok=xumGZx0Q) [### Soft Inflatables ](/soft-inflatables) This wearable robot combines two types of soft textile pneumatic actuators which were custom developed for this particular application to support the upper arm through shoulder abduction and horizontal flexion/extension. The advantage of a textile-based... ![inflatable](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/inflatable.png?itok=THyNIrUG) [### Smart Surgical End-Effectors ](/smart-surgical-end-effectors) The small scale of minimally-invasive surgical procedures presents significant challenges to developing robust, smart, and dexterous tools and end-effectors for manipulating millimeter and sub-millimeter anatomical structures (e.g. vessels or nerves) and... ![.](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/mockup_pu.png?itok=GsHJ-onp) [### Cranial Drill ](/cranial-drill) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi sodales vulputate posuere. Pellentesque eleifend, dolor quis maximus sodales, metus sem consectetur est, ut luctus justo turpis ut dolor. Phasellus molestie consectetur ante sed maximus. Nulla... ![.](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/biodesignlab/files/mockup_cd.jpg?itok=VE_OyzHH) Download 4 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1188321&content_filter%5B1%5D=973641&content_filter%5B2%5D=399996&content_filter%5B3%5D=399991&&format=ris) ### 2017 C. J. Payne *et al.*, “[An Implantable Extracardiac Soft Robotic Device for the Failing Heart: Mechanical Coupling and Synchronization](/publications/implantable-extracardiac-soft-robotic-device-failing-heart-mechanical-0)”, *Soft Robotics*, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 241–250, 2017. C. J. Payne *et al.*, “[An Implantable Extracardiac Soft Robotic Device for the Failing Heart: Mechanical Coupling and Synchronization](/publications/implantable-extracardiac-soft-robotic-device-failing-heart-mechanical-0)”, *Soft Robotics*, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 241–250, 2017. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2016.0076) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2017_payne_soro_-_an_implantable_extracardiac_soft_robotic_device_for_the_failing_heart._mechanical_coupling_and_synchronization.pdf) Soft robotic devices have significant potential for medical device applications that warrant safe synergistic interaction with humans. This article describes the optimization of an implantable soft robotic system for heart failure whereby soft actuators... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2016.0076) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2017_payne_soro_-_an_implantable_extracardiac_soft_robotic_device_for_the_failing_heart._mechanical_coupling_and_synchronization.pdf) E. T. Roche *et al.*, “[Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function](/publications/soft-robotic-sleeve-supports-heart-function)”, *Science Translational Medicine*, vol. 9, no. 373, 2017. E. T. Roche *et al.*, “[Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function](/publications/soft-robotic-sleeve-supports-heart-function)”, *Science Translational Medicine*, vol. 9, no. 373, 2017. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://stm.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/9/373/eaaf3925?ijkey=hVQqZatzU8EIM&keytype=ref&siteid=scitransmed) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2017_cardiacsleeve_stm.pdf) There is much interest in form-fitting, low-modulus, implantable devices or soft robots that can mimic or assist in complex biological functions such as the contraction of heart muscle. We present a soft robotic sleeve that is implanted around the heart... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://stm.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/9/373/eaaf3925?ijkey=hVQqZatzU8EIM&keytype=ref&siteid=scitransmed) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2017_cardiacsleeve_stm.pdf) ### 2015 E. Roche *et al.*, “[Design And Fabrication Of A Soft Robotic Direct Cardiac Compression Device](/publications/design-and-fabrication-soft-robotic-direct-cardiac-compression-device)”, in *Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015)*, Boston, MA, 2015. E. Roche *et al.*, “[Design And Fabrication Of A Soft Robotic Direct Cardiac Compression Device](/publications/design-and-fabrication-soft-robotic-direct-cardiac-compression-device)”, in *Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015)*, Boston, MA, 2015. - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47355) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_-_roche_-_idetc_-_design_and_fabrication_of_a_biomimetic_soft_robotic_direct_cardiac_compression_device.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47355) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_-_roche_-_idetc_-_design_and_fabrication_of_a_biomimetic_soft_robotic_direct_cardiac_compression_device.pdf) M. A. Horvath, E. Roche, D. M. Vogt, D. Mooney, F. Pigula, and C. Walsh, “[Soft Pressure Sensing Sleeve For Direct Cardiac Compression Device](/publications/soft-pressure-sensing-sleeve-direct-cardiac-compression-device)”, in *Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015)*, Boston, MA, USA, August 2-5, 2015. M. A. Horvath, E. Roche, D. M. Vogt, D. Mooney, F. Pigula, and C. Walsh, “[Soft Pressure Sensing Sleeve For Direct Cardiac Compression Device](/publications/soft-pressure-sensing-sleeve-direct-cardiac-compression-device)”, in *Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015)*, Boston, MA, USA, August 2-5, 2015. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47567) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_-_horvath_-_idetc_-_soft_pressure_sensing_sleeve_for_direct_cardiac_compression_device.pdf) A direct cardiac compression (DCC) device is a non-blood contacting sleeve placed around the failing heart to actively assist blood pumping function. For design optimization of a DCC device, it is necessary to monitor the surface pressure exerted on the... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47567) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/biodesignlab/files/2015_-_horvath_-_idetc_-_soft_pressure_sensing_sleeve_for_direct_cardiac_compression_device.pdf)