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Skin‐Like Tri‐Modal Sensors Based on Soft Piezoelectric and Ionic Composites

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Inspired by the multimodal perception of human skin, a soft, skin‐like tri‐modal sensor is presented. The device incorporates an ionically conductive, piezoelectric, elastic composite as its active layer, enabling independent detection of temperature, static strain, and dynamic strain within a single two‐terminal architecture.
Liren Wang, Peter Zalar, Vishva Bhate, Takeo Furukawa, Hidekazu Kodama, Yijun Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Chuang Hou, Siyuan Liu, Naoji Matsuhisa   +9 more
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Electropermanent Magnetic Muscles: Power‐Efficient, Low‐Voltage, Compact Magnetic Actuators to Power Wearables and Untethered Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Artificial muscles are essential for advancing bio‐inspired robots, prosthetics, and wearable devices, as they enable compliant, efficient actuation without complex mechanisms.
Arturo Castillo Ugalde, Carina Carrasco, Brijesh Chavda, Thileepan Stalin, Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado   +4 more
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Light-Driven Multidirectional Bending in Artificial Muscles

Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. | openaire: EC/H2020/949648/EU//ModelComUsing light to drive polymer actuators can enable spatially selective complex motions, offering a wealth of opportunities ...
Sun, Zhipei, Das, Susobhan, Seppälä, Jukka, Vapaavuori, Jaana, Madani, Zahra, Arias, Juan Camilo, Baniasadi, Hossein, Silva, Pedro E.S., Vaara, Maija   +8 more
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Flexible Tactile Actuator Arrays With Integrated Electroosmotic Pumps for Wearable Haptic Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
1 ×$\times$ 9 and 4 ×$\times$ 4 flexible tactile actuator arrays integrating electroosmotic pumps are developed to deliver pressure and vibration feedback on wearable platforms. Their thin, compliant structure conforms seamlessly to curved body surfaces, providing intimate contact and enhanced haptic sensations.
Heejin Yu, Joonbum Bae
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles and Their Applications

SmartBot
Twisted and coiled artificial muscles (TAMs) have been extensively studied in the field of soft robots due to their exceptional properties, including high energy density, large load‐to‐weight ratio, large deformation, low driving voltage, and low ...
Jin Sun, Shijing Zhang, Jie Deng, Jing Li, Dehong Wang, Junkao Liu, Yingxiang Liu   +6 more
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Programmable Pneumatic Actuator System for a Bioinspired Artificial Colon

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A modular soft robotic colon simulator driven by programmable pneumatic actuation is developed to mimic physiological and pathological‐like motility patterns of the large intestine. Finite element–guided design and distributed control enable anatomically realistic deformation for peristalsis, segmentation, and mass movements, supporting capsule ...
Andrew Bickerdike, Bo Tian, Xizheng Fang, Zepeng Wang, Yang Liu, Lucy Adams, Shyam Prasad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

UCST‐Driven Shape Morphing in Digital Light Processing 4D‐Printed Hydrogels

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A DLP‐printable UCST hydrogel based on poly(acrylic acid‐co‐acrylamide) enables reversible thermally induced expansion and 4D shape morphing. Rational control of composition, porosity, and multimaterial architecture enables predictable 4D shape morphing through differential swelling and localized actuation, opening new opportunities for high‐resolution
Fato Niang, Vincent Lapinte, Sebastien Blanquer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

In‐House Manufacturing of 3D ECM Culture Chips via Vacuum Thermoforming for Enhanced Imaging Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Desktop vacuum thermoforming enables rapid, low‐cost fabrication of 96‐channel polystyrene culture chips with very thin imaging interfaces. The resulting platform supports cell lines, primary cells, and patient‐derived organoids, and enables high‐resolution confocal microscopy and single‐cell visualization, providing an accessible approach for advanced
Aleksandra Fomina, Adam Tam, Jennifer Lam, Nila C. Wu, Nancy T. Li, Alison P. McGuigan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Matrix for Large Area Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A scalable approach is used to manufacture a digitally‐controllable, 2D 5 × 5 actuator matrix. The elements of the matrix are produced by direct ink writing of a liquid crystal elastomer ‘artificial muscle’ on large‐area flexible thin‐film heaters. In optimizing the low‐power actuators, multiple heater designs and substrate materials are investigated ...
Giulia Spallanzani, Bart Peeters, Danqing Liu, Peter Zalar, Hylke B. Akkerman, Jeroen A. H. P. Sol   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Characterization of Twisted and Coiled Polymers and Their Applications as Soft Actuators

IEEE Access
This study is an experimental investigation of twisted and coiled polymer actuators, focusing on characterization of the effects of design and operating parameters on the actuator performance. Using nylon-6 monofilaments, a custom fabrication and testing
Jacob Martin, Marc Doumit
doaj   +1 more source