A mathematical model for F1-type ATPase is presented, which shows that this enzyme can operate as a self-excited oscillatory system.
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Sci Robot
April 2023
Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
As the field of soft robotics advances, full autonomy becomes highly sought after, especially if robot motion can be powered by environmental energy. This would present a self-sustained approach in terms of both energy supply and motion control. Now, autonomous movement can be realized by leveraging out-of-equilibrium oscillatory motion of stimuli-responsive polymers under a constant light source.
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November 2022
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
Complex and bulky driving systems are among the main issues for soft robots driven by pneumatic actuators. Self-excited oscillation is a promising approach for dealing with this problem: oscillatory actuation is generated from non-oscillatory input. However, small varieties of self-excited pneumatic actuators currently limit their applications.
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October 2020
Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello", Università degli Studi di Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA Italy.
The simplest delay differential equation describing the dynamics of non-lethal infectious diseases in a fixed-size population is extended to include the incubation period, as an additional delay parameter. It is observed that these types of deterministic models consist of one delay differential equation, whereas standard SIR and SEIR models consist of two and three ordinary differential equations, respectively. The extended model presents interesting peculiarities as, for example, initial oscillatory patterns in the curve counting the infectious individuals.
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November 2018
International Institute of Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM), WMG, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
Stress oscillation has been observed in a number of linear thermoplastic polymers during the cold-drawing process, where the polymers exhibit periodic self-excited oscillatory neck propagation. However, the origin of the mechanical stress oscillation process and its relationship with the crystalline morphology of the polymer are still under debate. In this work, we revisit the stress oscillation behavior by studying a semi-crystalline polyester, poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), a biodegradable polymer suitable for biomedical and packaging applications.
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May 2014
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
The oscillatory behavior of a double-walled carbon nanotubes with a rotating inner tube is investigated using molecular dynamics simulation. In the simulation, one end of the outer tube is assumed to be fixed and the other is free. Without any prepullout of the rotating inner tube, it is interesting to observe that self-excited oscillation can be triggered by nonequilibrium attraction of the ends of two tubes.
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