Electroactive Polymer-Based Composites for Artificial Muscle-like Actuators: A Review. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel), 2022 Unlike traditional actuators, such as piezoelectric ceramic or metallic actuators, polymer actuators are currently attracting more interest in biomedicine due to their unique properties, such as light weight, easy processing, biodegradability, fast ...
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Biomimetic high performance artificial muscle built on sacrificial coordination network and mechanical training process. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2021 Artificial muscle materials promise incredible applications in actuators, robotics and medical apparatus, yet the ability to mimic the full characteristics of skeletal muscles into synthetic materials remains a huge challenge.
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Integrated Mechano-Electrochemical Harvesting Fiber and Thermally Responsive Artificial Muscle for Self-Powered Temperature–Strain Dual-Parameter Sensor [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Significant progress in healthcare fields around the world has inspired us to develop a wearable strain–temperature sensor that can monitor biomedical signals in daily life.
Hyeon Jun Sim +3 more
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Design and Force/Angle Independent Control of a Bionic Mechanical Ankle Based on an Artificial Muscle Matrix [PDF]
BiomimeticsInspired by the natural skeletal muscles, this paper presents a novel shape memory alloy-based artificial muscle matrix (AMM) with advantages of a large output force and displacement, flexibility, and compactness. According to the composition of the AMM,
Zhikun Jia +4 more
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Application of artificial muscle e-rubber for healthcare sensing: verification of measurement properties as a smart insole [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyElectroactive polymer (EAP) artificial muscles are gaining attention in robotic control technologies. Among them, the development of self-sensing actuators that integrate sensing mechanisms within artificial muscles is highly anticipated.
Hidemasa Yoneda +10 more
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One Soft Step: Bio-Inspired Artificial Muscle Mechanisms for Space Applications [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 Soft robots, devices with deformable bodies and powered by soft actuators, may fill a hitherto unexplored niche in outer space. All space-bound payloads are heavily limited in terms of mass and volume, due to the cost of launch and the size of spacecraft.
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Strain-programmable fiber-based artificial muscle. [PDF]
Science, 2019 Getting the most out of muscles Materials that convert electrical, chemical, or thermal energy into a shape change can be used to form artificial muscles. Such materials include bimetallic strips or host-guest materials or coiled fibers or yarns (see the
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DE-AFO: A Robotic Ankle Foot Orthosis for Children with Cerebral Palsy Powered by Dielectric Elastomer Artificial Muscle [PDF]
SensorsConventional passive ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) have not seen substantial advances or functional improvements for decades, failing to meet the demands of many stakeholders, especially the pediatric population with neurological disorders. Our objective is
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Dielectric Elastomer Artificial Muscle: Materials Innovations and Device Explorations.
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 Creating an artificial muscle has been one of the grand challenges of science and engineering. The invention of such a flexible, versatile, and power efficient actuator opens the gate for a new generation of lightweight, highly efficient, and ...
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Advanced Artificial Muscle for Flexible Material‐Based Reconfigurable Soft Robots
Advanced Science, 2019 Flexible material‐based soft robots are widely used in various areas. In many situations, the suitable soft robots should be rapidly fabricated to complete the urgent tasks (such as rescue), so the facile fabricating methods of the multifunctional soft ...
Zhongdong Jiao +5 more
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