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Advances in Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Intelligent Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) integrate molecular anisotropy with electrical functionality to enable programmable actuation and reconfigurable electronics. This review classifies eLCEs into robotic actuators and adaptive electronics, summarizes key actuation mechanisms, and highlights fabrication strategies that bridge materials to ...
Kavita Ramesh Rathod, Sena Chon, Jae Hyuk Hwang, Sung Hyuk Park, Woohwa Lee, Joonmyung Choi, Shi Hyeong Kim, Seung Hwan Ko, Changsoon Choi, Seon Jeong Kim, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Habeom Lee, Kyung Gook Cho, Woon‐Hong Yeo, Hyun Kim   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Low‐Cost, Handheld Optical Stiffness Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel handheld stiffness sensor is presented for real‐time tissue stiffness characterization. By simultaneously sensing contact force and tissue deformation, the device enables accurate stiffness quantification without requiring precise manual control. This approach offers a promising solution for intraoperative tumor detection and minimally invasive
Qianyu Ma, Ruxiang Jiang, Kaspar Althoefer, Nicolas Herzig, Hareesh Godaba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pholidota‐Inspired Electronic Skin Possessing Terahertz‐Wave Reflection–Absorption–Transmission Switchability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The pholidota‐inspired electronic skin is successfully constructed, originally realized four‐state reversible switching of terahertz‐wave reflection, absorption, transmission, and secondary reflection. In response to external demands, it issues deformation instructions, verifies the deformation state after the equipment executes the action, and thus ...
Shangjing Li, Jiangsong Hou, Yifeng Ruan, Jiang Du, Jun Qiu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wearable Stretch Sensors for Motion Measurement of the Wrist Joint Based on Dielectric Elastomers. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2017
Huang B, Li M, Mei T, McCoul D, Qin S, Zhao Z, Zhao J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Miniaturized Bidirectional Thermal Stimulation System Integrated With an Electrode Array for Recording Neural Activities

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a miniaturized bidirectional thermal stimulation system integrated with an electrode array enabling real‐time, bidirectional modulation and simultaneous recording of neural activity through localized heating and cooling. By monolithic integration of the Peltier element and with a silicon neural probe, the innovative system allows ...
Zoia Naumkina, Kanghwan Kim, Wesley Charles Smith, Keuntae Kim, Shinwoo Lee, Jiwan Woo, Il‐Joo Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang, Yurou Yuan, Xiaohong Ding, Wing Cheung Mak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dielectric Elastomer Sensors

, 2017
Na Ni, Ling Zhang
openaire   +2 more sources

Highly Vertically Oriented Graphene Microstrip Pads With Ultrahigh Through‐Plane Thermal Conductivity and Ultralow Compressive Modulus for Efficient Heat Dissipation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Vertically aligned graphene microstrip pads (GMPs) break the traditional thermomechanical trade‐off in thermal interface materials. It simultaneously achieves an ultrahigh through‐plane thermal conductivity of 565.92 W m−1 K−1 and an ultralow compressive modulus below 115.16 kPa.
Xu Ran, Yaru Wang, Sijia Wu, Hejun Wang, Junhao Shen, Litao Sun, Xing Wu, Hengchang Bi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flexible Unusual Ternary‐Component Graded‐Modulus Dielectric Films with High‐Density Capacitive Energy Storage

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hierarchical PP–LSR107–BaTiO3 nanocomposite films are fabricated by one‐step extrusion and stretching for roll‐to‐roll manufacture, combining high energy storage and processing flexibility. LSR107 surrounds BaTiO3‐rich regions, locating amorphous PP, decreasing defects, and introducing deep traps that homogenize the electric field and suppress charge ...
Yi Gao, Xin‐Jie Wang, Lei Huang, Kun Xing, Baoquan Wan, Yan‐Hui Song, Jian‐Tao Wang, Li‐Juan Yin, Tong Liang, Yan Meng, Zunpeng Feng, Kai Huang, Ke Bi, Shao‐Long Zhong, Zhi‐Min Dang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Hydrophilic Interdigitated Network for Silicone Rubber via a Gradient Polarity Modification Strategy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work overcomes the long‐standing challenge of hydrophilic modification of silicone rubber via a gradient polarity modification strategy. By constructing a hydrophilic interpenetrating network within cured SR, simultaneous surface‐to‐bulk modification is achieved while enabling monitoring through a Eu3+ complex fluorescent tracer.
Lihui Zhang, Rui Wang, Pingru Su, Yao Kou, Zhengfeng Ma, Hui Tang, Mingying Wang, Lixin Wang, Chunyu Zhou, Shuanhong Ma, Yu Tang, Feng Zhou   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source