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Advances in artificial muscles: A brief literature and patent review [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Background: Artificial muscles are an active research area now.Methods: A bibliometric analysis was performed to evaluate the development of artificial muscles based on research papers and patents.
Yuan Jing +4 more
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Numerical Simulation Study on the Influence of MWCNT and Genipin Crosslinking on the Actuation Performance of Artificial Muscles [PDF]
BiomimeticsTo enhance the actuation performance of artificial muscles, a thermo-piezoelectric coupled model was developed based on the inverse piezoelectric effect of piezoelectric bimorphs.
Zhen Li +7 more
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Shape-Memory Polymeric Artificial Muscles: Mechanisms, Applications and Challenges
Molecules, 2020 Shape-memory materials are smart materials that can remember an original shape and return to their unique state from a deformed secondary shape in the presence of an appropriate stimulus.
Yujie Chen +6 more
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Technologies and Sensors for Artificial Muscles in Rehabilitation [PDF]
SensorsMuscles are very important parts of the human body. When there is an injury to a muscle that causes long-term dysfunctionality, sensors and artificial muscles can be used to help alleviate problems.
Vina Basu, Li Cheng, Bin Zheng
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Bioinspired electrochemical artificial muscles with low voltage redox triggering and spontaneous contraction [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSkeletal muscle operates through a mechanism in which calcium ions act as a trigger at low electric potentials, followed by contraction powered by adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis.
Xiaobo Wang +9 more
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Electro-Chemical Actuation of Nanoporous Metal Materials Induced by Surface Stress
Metals, 2023 Similar to biological muscles, the actuator materials can function as artificial muscles by directly converting an external stimulus in the form of electrical or chemical energy into a mechanical response through the reversible changes in material ...
Shuo Zhao +10 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Twisted artificial muscles based on natural fibers are of special interest in diverse fields. However, current research is limited either by the material itself, or by the preparation methods requiring complex processing or specialized equipment. In this
Qian-Ru Xiao +4 more
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ACTUATORS USED FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES [PDF]
Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 2023 This work presents aspects regarding the actuators used to create artificial muscles and their operating principles. Actuators perform an action (movement, brightness increase, colour change) based on a stimulus (electrical, mechanical, magnetic or ...
SÂRBU Teodor, AILENI Raluca Maria
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Advanced Science, 2021 Stimuli‐responsive materials have been lately employed in soft robotics enabling new classes of robots that can emulate biological systems. The untethered operation of soft materials with high power light, magnetic field, and electric field has been ...
Seyed M. Mirvakili +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Current efforts are focused on assembling new constructions while applying non-conventional actuators, for example, artificial pneumatic muscles, in engineering manufacturing processes.
Darina Matisková +3 more
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