Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
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Woven, In‐Air, Textile Actuators by Conjugated Polymers and Solid‐State Electrolyte Tape Yarns
Advanced Intelligent SystemsSoft actuators are necessary for the development of soft robotics. While advances have been made in creating artificial means of motion with compliant materials, challenges remain.
Carin Backe +5 more
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Highly sensitive and extremely durable wearable e-textiles of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid for cardiorespiratory monitoring. [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Tan S +7 more
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Flexible fiber batteries for applications in smart textiles
, 2013 Here we discuss two alternative approaches for building flexible batteries for applications in smart textiles. The first approach uses well-studied inorganic electrochemistry (Al-NaOCl galvanic cell) and innovative packaging in order to produce batteries
Bourgeois, Jean-Pierre +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioinspired bromination of a resilin‐derived peptide enables the fabrication of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds that uniquely combine strain‐stiffening elasticity, proteolytic stability, and antioxidant functionality. These brominated peptide–gelatin hybrids mimic the extensibility of natural elastomers, demonstrating tunable mechanical resilience ...
Elisa Marelli +6 more
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Proetex: protective e-textiles to enhance the safety of emergency/disaster operators: current state of the projects' achievements [PDF]
, 2009 Proetex is a European Integrated Project dedicated to the realization of a micro- and nano-technology-based wearable equipment for emergency operators.
Bonfiglio, Annalisa +17 more
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Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
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Textile Muscle Fibers Made by and for Continuous Production Using Doped Conducting Polymers
Macromolecular Materials and EngineeringLike skeletal muscles having a fibrous structure, conducting polymers can actuate upon electrical stimulation and can be shaped into fibers. Through textile assembly strategies of such fibers, complex actuating architectures are possible.
Claude Huniade +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The article reviews laser‐processed carbons from various precursors, processing mechanism and their application in advanced batteries. The laser process is chemical free, fast, and scalable, enabling improved battery performance and stability for Li, Na, and Zn battery technologies.
Sujit Deshmukh +2 more
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Fabric based printed-distributed battery for wearable e-textiles: a review. [PDF]
Sci Technol Adv Mater, 2021 Ali AE, Jeoti V, Stojanović GM.
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