Browsing Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies (Te Ara Auaha) by Author "Garcia, L"

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Artificial Muscles Performance Based on TCP-NiCr Actuators

Gonzalez, A; Garcia, L; Kilby, J; Singh, H (IEEE, 2021)

In the past years, artificial muscles (and or soft-actuators) have gained attention to be used in rehabilitation robots due to their inherent compliance. Twisted and coiled polymers (TCP) artificial muscles are one of the ...
New Insight into the Swimming Kinematics of Wild Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

van der Geest, N; Garcia, L; Nates, R; Godoy, DA

Biomechanically, sea turtles could be perceived as birds of the ocean as they glide and flap their forelimbs to produce the necessary forces required for locomotion, making sea turtles an interesting animal to study. ...
Pilot Study: Post-surgical Infections Could Be Related With Lack of Sharpness in Surgical Tools

White, D; Bartley, J; Whittington, C; Garcia, L; Chand, K; Turangi, C (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022)

Despite rigorous sterilization protocols placed in surgical procedures, there is demonstrated evidence that show patients contract infections while hospitalized. This study aims to investigate the presence of biological ...