Tuning Printability and Adhesion of a Silver-Based Ink for High-Performance Strain Gauges Manufactured via Direct Ink Writing.

Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems are critical in ensuring the safety of space exploration, as spacecraft and structures can experience detrimental stresses and strains. By deploying conventional strain gauges, SHM systems can promptly detect and assess localized strain behaviors in structures; however, these strain gauges are limited by low sensitivity (gauge factor, GF ∼ 2). This study introduces an approach to printing strain gauges with high sensitivity, while also considering stretchability and long-term durability.

Piloting of a Decision Aid for Recurrent Tonsillitis.

Objective: Currently, there is no adult-specific decision aid (DA) to support decision-making regarding recurrent tonsillitis. This study intends to address this gap by piloting a prototype DA.

Design: Randomised clinical trial.