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ArticleNature communications2025

Dynamically adaptive soft metamaterial for wearable human-machine interfaces.

Ugur Tanriverdi, Guglielmo Senesi, Tarek Asfour, Hasan Kurt, Sabrina L Smith, Diana Toderita, Joseph Shalhoub, Laura Burgess, Anthony M J Bull, Firat Güder

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ugur Tanriverdi *Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Guglielmo Senesi *Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Tarek Asfour *Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Hasan KurtDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-644X
Sabrina L SmithDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Diana ToderitaDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Joseph ShalhoubImperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-7440
Laura BurgessCharing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Anthony M J BullDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-8264
Firat GüderDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. guder@ic.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5454-0609

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 European Institute of Innovation and Technology (H2020 The European Institute of Innovation and Technology) 20671EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 Excellent Science - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) 101111321Innovate UK 10004425Innovate UK 10032918
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our bodies continuously change their shape. Wearable devices made of hard materials, such as prosthetic limbs worn by millions of amputees every day, cannot adapt to fluctuations in the shape and volume of the body caused by daily activities, weight gain or muscle atrophy. We report a meta-material (Roliner) that is a dynamically adaptive human-machine interface for wearable devices. In this work, we focus on prosthetic limbs as the first application of Roliner. Roliner is made of silicone elastomers with embedded millifluidic channels that can be pneumatically pressurized. Roliner can reconfigure its material properties (behave like silicone or polyurethane with different shore hardness in different areas and times) and volume/shape based on the preference of the amputee in real-time, acting as a spatiotemporally adaptive meta-material. Preclinical studies of Roliner have demonstrated non-inferiority in operation and improved comfort for amputees.

Indexed as

Artificial LimbsWearable Electronic DevicesAmputeesHumansMalePolyurethanesProsthesis DesignSilicone ElastomersPolyurethanesSilicone Elastomers

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PMID40108117
PMCPMC11923287

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