This page lists all projects that are sponsored by IRT seed grants and their PIs.Ìý
Ongoing
Proximity, Contact, and Force Sensing Prosthetic Finger Tip Material for DARPA HAPTIX Program
PI:and (Anschutz)
Smart-Particle Adhesives
PIs:Ìý Yifu Ding, , andÌý
Power for multi-functional materials systems and soft robotics: a survey
PIs: John Pellegrino, and Hanh-Phuc Le
A Self-Normalizing, Adaptive, Pneumatic (SNAP) Approach to Lower Limb Amputee Care
PI: Mark Rentschler andÌýDr. Noel So (Veterans Affairs Hospital)
Prototyping Support for Multi-Functional Textiles Research
PIs: andÌýAllison Anderson
Clothing with Wireless Powering
PIs: and
Integrated stretchable heating circuits and liquid crystal elastomers for soft robotics and artificial muscles
PIs: and (CU Denver)
Evaluation of Mechanochemical Bond Breakages at the Edges of Soft Hydrogels​
PIs: Andrew Goodwin, Christopher Bowman and
Self-organized Mechanical Load Bearing in Bee Swarms: 3D Structure Reconstruction via X–ray
PIs: and
Support to join the NextFlex Manufacturing Institute
PIs: , , and
Mesoscale model development for multi-interface materials
PIs: and
Multifunctional electronic skins for applications in prosthetics and spacesuits
PIs: , , , andÌý
Living Building Materials for Regenerative Architecture
PIs: , , and
Smart, Strain-Sensing Structures Inspired by Bone
PIs:Ìý , and
Functional Microbubble Swarms: Theory and Experiment
PIs: , ,
Leveraging Novel Tactile Robotic Materials to Solve Molyneux's Problem
PIs:Ìý and
Development of Artificial Muscles for Prosthetic Devices using Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Actuators
PIs: and
Wireless Active Bandages
PIs: , , , ,ÌýÌý
Electrowetting Liquid Metal for Reflective Adaptive Optical DevicesÌý
PIs: Victor BrightÌýand Juliet GopinathÌý
​Precision AGricultural and Ecological Sensing (PAGES)
PIs: Robert McCleod (ECEE), (ME), (CS)
Power Hungry: Fuel cells harvesting biofluids for renewable power of wearable medical devices
PIs: John Pellegrino (ME), (E+), Ìý(UCD Bioeng)
Multifunctional Living Membranes for Indoor Environments
PIs: (CEAE),Ìý (CEAE)
MultiÂProcess Autonomous Digital Manufacturing of Tactile Physical Input Devices
PIs: (ME), Ellen Do (ATLAS/CS)