April 22 - 26, 2024
Seattle, Washington
May 7 - 9, 2024 (Virtual)
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2024 MRS Spring Meeting
SB06.01.03

Hydrogel Interfaces for Merging Humans and Machines

When and Where

Apr 23, 2024
11:15am - 11:45am
Room 427, Level 4, Summit

Presenter(s)

Co-Author(s)

Xuanhe Zhao1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology1

Abstract

Xuanhe Zhao1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology1
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional machines made of hard, dry and abiotic materials are substantially dissimilar to soft, wet and living biological tissues. This dissimilarity results in severe limitations for long- term, reliable and highly efficient interfacing between humans and machines. To bridge this gap, hydrogels have emerged as an ideal material candidate for interfacing between humans and machines owing to their mechanical and chemical similarities to biological tissues and the versatility and flexibility in designing their properties. In this talk, I will provide a comprehensive summary of functional modes, design principles, and current and future applications for hydrogel interfaces towards merging humans and machines.

Keywords

porosimetry | scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) | thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Symposium Organizers

Neel Joshi, Northeastern University
Eleni Stavrinidou, Linköping University
Bozhi Tian, University of Chicago
Claudia Tortiglione, Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti

Symposium Support

Bronze
Cell Press

Session Chairs

Eleni Stavrinidou
Bozhi Tian

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