Negative-Pressure Soft Linear Actuator with a Mechanical Advantage

Dr. D. Yang, Dr. M. S. Verma, E. Lossner, D. Stothers, Prof. G. M. Whitesides Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA E-mail: gwhitesides@gmwgroup.harvard.edu Dr. D. Yang School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Prof. G. M. Whitesides Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology Harvard University 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Prof. G. M. Whitesides Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

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