Molecular plasma deposition: biologically inspired nanohydroxyapatite coatings on anodized nanotubular titanium for improving osteoblast density

This chapter outlines a number of research lines that, starting from the observation of nature, attempt to mimic human behavior in humanoid robots. Humanoid robotics is one of the most exciting proving grounds for the development of biologically inspired hardware and software—machines that try to recreate billions of years of evolution with some of the abilities and characteristics of living beings. Humanoids could be especially useful for their ability to “live” in human-populated environments, occupying the same physical space as people and using tools that have been designed for people. Natural human–robot interaction is also an important facet of humanoid research. Finally, learning and adapting from experience, the hallmark of human intelligence, may require some approximation to the human body in order to attain similar capacities to humans. This chapter focuses particularly on compliant actuation, soft robotics, biomimetic robot vision, robot touch, and brain-inspired motor control in the context of the iCub humanoid robot.

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Biologically inspired methods applied to circuit design

Irish Signals and Systems Conference 2004 ◽

10.1049/cp:20040565 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Maher

Keyword(s):

Circuit Design ◽

Biologically Inspired ◽

Biologically Inspired Methods

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Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of TiO2: A Review

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13132931 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 2931

Author(s):

Soumya Banerjee ◽

Ek Adhikari ◽

Pitambar Sapkota ◽

Amal Sebastian ◽

Sylwia Ptasinska

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Plasma Deposition ◽

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Historical Background ◽

Pressure Plasma ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Status ◽

Deposition Techniques

Atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) deposition techniques are useful today because of their simplicity and their time and cost savings, particularly for growth of oxide films. Among the oxide materials, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has a wide range of applications in electronics, solar cells, and photocatalysis, which has made it an extremely popular research topic for decades. Here, we provide an overview of non-thermal APP deposition techniques for TiO2 thin film, some historical background, and some very recent findings and developments. First, we define non-thermal plasma, and then we describe the advantages of APP deposition. In addition, we explain the importance of TiO2 and then describe briefly the three deposition techniques used to date. We also compare the structural, electronic, and optical properties of TiO2 films deposited by different APP methods. Lastly, we examine the status of current research related to the effects of such deposition parameters as plasma power, feed gas, bias voltage, gas flow rate, and substrate temperature on the deposition rate, crystal phase, and other film properties. The examples given cover the most common APP deposition techniques for TiO2 growth to understand their advantages for specific applications. In addition, we discuss the important challenges that APP deposition is facing in this rapidly growing field.

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