Additive Manufacturing Applications on Flexible Actuators for Active Orthoses and Medical Devices

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Type of pneumatic muscle</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Length (mm)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">External diameter (mm)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2"><i>P</i><sub>max</sub> (bar)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2"><i>F</i><sub>max</sub> (N)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">At rest</td><td class="align_center">At maximum contraction</td><td class="align_center">At rest</td><td class="align_center">At maximum contraction</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Straight fibres</td><td class="align_center">300</td><td class="align_center">217</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">91</td><td class="align_center">1.5</td><td class="align_center">1000</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Braided</td><td class="align_center">285</td><td class="align_center">209</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">54</td><td class="align_center">2.5</td><td class="align_center">500</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Main characteristics of silicone pneumatic muscles made.</div>

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Table 1: Additive Manufacturing Applications on Flexible Actuators for Active Orthoses and Medical Devices 