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Electrically responsive knitted liquid crystal elastomer actuators for underwater applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
A knitted liquid crystal elastomer‐liquid metal (LM) actuator enables electrically driven soft robotics in water. Core–shell fibers are melt‐spun, knitted, and infused with LM to combine internal conductivity, external insulation, and programmable textile deformation.
Chenglin Jia, Jiahao Sun, Zhibing Chen, Hongtian Wu, Jiazhe Ma, Zhongqiang Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dielectric elastomer actuator-based valveless pump as Fontan failure assist device: introduction and preliminary study. [PDF]

Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Benouhiba A, Walter A, Jahren SE, Martinez T, Clavica F, Heinisch PP, Obrist D, Civet Y, Perriard Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Martian‑Regolith Simulant Confined Nanogenerators for Wireless Tactile Sensing for Human‐Machine Interface

Small, EarlyView.
A Martian regolith‐simulant/PDMS triboelectric nanogenerator is developed as an ISRU‐inspired, self‐powered tactile sensor for wireless human–machine interface applications. ABSTRACT Achieving a sustainable energy system for space missions remains challenging due to the continued reliance on Earth‐supplied materials.
Shidhin Mappoli, Keval K. Sonigara, Martin Pumera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instability of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

, 2012
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are an important class of materials, currently employed in the design and realization of electrically-driven, highly deformable actuators and devices, which find application in several fields of technology and engineering, including aerospace, biomedical and mechanical engineering.
openaire   +1 more source

Material Extrusion‐Enabled Soft Multimodal Pressure Sensors With Fabrication‐Embedded Stretch‐Induced Strain Insensitivity

Small, EarlyView.
Material extrusion‐based additive manufacturing integrates mechanically anisotropic electrospun piezoelectric composite microfibers with stretchable silver electrodes into a three‐dimensional serpentine architecture to realize stretch‐induced strain‐insensitive pressure sensors, maintaining a stable sensing performance under tensile strains up to 30 ...
Jinsheng Fan, Shujia Xu, Yi Yang, David Harmon, Yuelin Deng, Brittany Newell, Wenzhuo Wu, Robert A. Nawrocki   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modular multi-channel high voltage arbitrary waveform generator and imaging setup for dielectric elastomer actuator characterisation. [PDF]

HardwareX
Vu M, Lewandowski M, Guo X, Weightman A, Watson S, Echtermeyer TJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Biomimetic and Gel‐Mediated Tissue Adhesive Structures for Skin Conformal and Multifunctional Bioelectronics

Small, EarlyView.
Inspired by octopus suction structures, a biomimetic epidermal electrode is developed as a durable, skin‐conformal platform for next‐generation wearable and therapeutic bioelectronics. The electrodes exhibit skin‐matching mechanical properties and achieve strong, reusable adhesion on wet skin, outperforming commercial electrodes by maintaining adhesion
Jia Xi Mary Chen, Mehal Kushalkar, Stephanie DiNunzio, Tianhao Chen, Weiqing Fang, Rui Yang Liu, Milos R. Popovic, Hani E. Naguib   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actuation Strategies for Underwater Jet‐Propelled Soft Robots

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 3868-3892, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This review article examines jet‐propulsion mechanisms in underwater soft robotic systems, focusing exclusively on physically fabricated and experimentally validated robots. Covering research published from 2013 to 2025, this study classifies and evaluates jet‐propulsion robots based on their actuation mechanisms.
Angel Kitone, Mohammed Anteet, Pawandeep S. Matharu, Yara Almubarak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Use and Impact of Composite Materials in Robotics: A Systematic Review

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 4037-4060, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Lightweight and high‐strength materials are important in robotics, as structural design impacts efficiency, payload capacity, and energy consumption. Composite materials, with their superior stiffness‐to‐weight ratios and multifunctional properties, offer clear advantages over conventional metals and polymers.
Doglas Negri, Gabriela Wessling Oening, Felipe Augusto Carvalho de Faria, Sarah Maria Schroeder, Ricardo De Medeiros   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Mechanical‐Electrical Logic Using Liquid Metal‐Filled 3D‐Printed Architectures

Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 15, 5 August 2026.
We present 3D‐printed soft mechanical–electrical logic elements that use liquid metal–filled silicone tubes actuated by thermoplastic polyurethane/polylactic acid (TPU/PLA) architectures to produce Boolean operations. Complementary normally open and normally closed unit cells perform repeatable binary transitions and can be combined into more complex ...
Christoph Lehmann, Ryan Kalgreen, Laura M. Comella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source