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CTOnews.com, May 29 / PRNewswire-Asianet /-- in two academic papers, researchers at North Carolina State University reported on a series of deformable textile fibers they designed and tested that can change shape and produce force like muscles, and are expected to be used to make cell scaffolds or to develop three-dimensional models of moving systems in the human body.

According to reports, these deformable textile fibers are composed of a rubber-like airbag tube and a woven jacket. By inflating the air bag tube, the braided jacket can be expanded, thus shortening the whole fiber. The researchers measured the shrinkage force and shrinkage of fibers made of different materials and found that stronger and thicker yarns can produce greater shrinkage force, while the material of the airbag tube will also affect the contraction amplitude and force.

CTOnews.com noted that in another proof-of-concept study, the researchers tested the possibility of their deformable textile fibers as living cell scaffolds. They cultured fibroblasts from connective tissue on these fibers called "fiber robots" and observed their responses to the movements of fiber robots and different materials. They found that fibroblasts can cover or even infiltrate the braided coat of the fiber robot, but when the contraction of the fiber robot exceeds a certain degree, the metabolic activity of the cell decreases.

The researchers say they hope to further explore the potential of these deformable textile fibers as stem cell scaffolds or artificial organs in future research, as well as the effects of exercise on cell differentiation. They believe that these deformable textile fibers can provide a three-dimensional model closer to the dynamic environment of the human body, which has more scientific value and application prospects than the current two-dimensional model.

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