Embedding Bifurcations into Pneumatic Artificial Muscle. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023 Harnessing complex body dynamics has long been a challenge in robotics, particularly when dealing with soft dynamics, which exhibit high complexity in interacting with the environment.
Akashi N +6 more
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Biomimetic cell-actuated artificial muscle with nanofibrous bundles [PDF]
Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2021 Biohybrid artificial muscle produced by integrating living muscle cells and their scaffolds with free movement in vivo is promising for advanced biomedical applications, including cell-based microrobotic systems and therapeutic drug delivery systems ...
Yongwoo Jang +5 more
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Dielectric elastomer artificial muscle materials advancement and soft robotic applications
SmartMat, 2023 Conventional robotic systems are built with rigid materials to deal with large forces and predetermined processes. Soft robotics, however, is an emerging field seeking to develop adaptable robots that can perform tasks in unpredictable environments and ...
Yuxuan Guo +5 more
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Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer with Reconfigurable Electrodes for Artificial Muscle. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023 High‐performance multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are well‐positioned to overcome the insufficient output force and energy density as artificial muscles.
Fu H +8 more
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Fabrication and Characterization of Cu2+-Driven PTFE-Reinforced Artificial Muscle Polymer Membrane for Water Purification and Energy Harvesting Applications [PDF]
Membranes, 2023 Ionic polymer membranes have not yet gained widespread practical application in areas such as water purification and energy harvesting due to their high cost and tendency to swell.
Venkata Dinesh Avvari +1 more
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Miniature coiled artificial muscle for wireless soft medical devices. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2022 Wireless small-scale soft-bodied devices are capable of precise operation inside confined internal spaces, enabling various minimally invasive medical applications. However, such potential is constrained by the small output force and low work capacity of
Li M +5 more
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Actuating compact wearable augmented reality devices by multifunctional artificial muscle. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2022 An artificial muscle actuator resolves practical engineering problems in compact wearable devices, which are limited to conventional actuators such as electromagnetic actuators.
Kim D +16 more
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Smart textiles using fluid-driven artificial muscle fibers. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 The marriage of textiles with artificial muscles to create smart textiles is attracting great attention from the scientific community and industry.
Phan PT +7 more
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Shape-programmable, deformation-locking, and self-sensing artificial muscle based on liquid crystal elastomer and low-melting point alloy. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2022 An artificial muscle capable of shape programmability, deformation-locking capacity without needing continuous external energy, and self-sensing capability is highly desirable yet challenging in applications of reconfigurable antenna, deployable space ...
Liu H +7 more
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Emerging innovations in electrically powered artificial muscle fibers. [PDF]
Natl Sci RevThis review systematically explores the inherent structural advantages of fiber over conventional film or bulk forms for artificial muscles, emphasizing their enhanced mechanical properties and actuation, scalability, and design flexibility.
Lang T +9 more
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