A Versatile-Designable Framework for Active and Programmable Shape-Morphing Soft Matter Systems: From Inverse Design to Closed-Loop Control. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)A versatile framework integrates addressable electrothermal actuation and strain‐constraint mechanisms to construct programmable shape‐morphing soft matter systems. By combining an analytical inverse design strategy for high‐fidelity 3D surface reconstruction with deep learning‐based closed‐loop control, this approach enables zero‐energy shape locking,
Liu K +5 more
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Dual‐Responsive Yarn‐Based Artificial Muscles for Adaptive Thermal Management [PDF]
Advanced ScienceIn the face of global extreme weather and a changing climate, the development of adaptive textiles that provide thermoregulation by altering their structure has become increasingly critical.
Mengjiao Pan +11 more
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Spatiotemporal Thermal Modulation and Patterning using a Programmable 1024 Element Microheater Array. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Programmable microheater arrays are essential for a variety of applications. However, large arrays have thus far not been realized. We introduce a programmable 32×$\times$32 microheater array consisting of heating elements – each smaller than 300 μm$\umu{\rm m}$.
Goyal R, Han JH, Pashapour S, Fischer P.
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Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Li Z +8 more
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Making Sweat Measurable: Induction, Sampling, and Refreshment in Wearable Biofluid Sensing. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Wearable sweat sensing relies not only on chemical detection but also on controlled biofluid management. This Review integrates sweat physiology, induction strategies, and microfluidic sampling architectures, demonstrating how flux, transport, and refreshment shape measurement reliability.
Shin S, Gao W.
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Biocompatible low-voltage electrothermal actuators with biological operational temperature range [PDF]
Communications MaterialsMuscle loss can severely affect movement and physiological functions, driving interest in artificial muscle development. Although various soft actuators exist, ensuring biocompatibility—especially in terms of heat transfer and non-cytotoxicity—remains a ...
Adéla Slavíková +9 more
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Electrically-driven phase transition actuators to power soft robot designs [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsIn the quest for electrically-driven soft actuators, the focus has shifted away from liquid-gas phase transition, commonly associated with reduced strain rates and actuation delays, in favour of electrostatic and other electrothermal actuation methods ...
D. Fonseca, P. Neto
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Large Out-of-Plane Deflection MEMS Actuators for Optical Applications
Proceedings, 2018 The design and fabrication of an electrothermal MEMS actuation structure which is capable of producing large out-of-plane deflection is presented. The actuators are used to move a 1 mm2 mirror structure, where the large deflection allows one to achieve ...
David Torres +2 more
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MEMS Scanning Mirrors for Optical Coherence Tomography
Photonics, 2020 This contribution presents an overview of advances in scanning micromirrors based on MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical systems) technologies to achieve beam scanning for OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography).
Christophe Gorecki, Sylwester Bargiel
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A miniaturized polymer-based bimorph actuator with self-sensing capability
AIP Advances, 2021 Soft actuators have recently attracted great attention in the fields of soft robots, artificial muscles, and biomimetic devices. As the size is reduced to sub-centimeter scale, most soft actuators only possess actuation capabilities without integrated ...
Huey Shy Tan +4 more
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