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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2026.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
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Magnetic Field Induced Surface Micro-Deformation of Magnetorheological Elastomers for Roughness Control

Frontiers in Materials, 2018
In this work, we propose mesoscopic model to investigate the surface micro structures of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) under a magnetic field. By comparing the surface roughness changes of MREs, we found that the surface micro-deformation of MREs,
Shiwei Chen, Rui Li, Xi Li, Xiaojie Wang
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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
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Recent progress on the magnetorheological plastomers

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2015
Different from the traditional magnetorheological (MR) fluids and elastomers, the magnetic particles in the plastic MR materials are not ‘deadly’ trapped in the polymer matrix; thus, the MR plastomers exhibit higher MR effects and lower sedimentation ...
Shouhu Xuan, Yangguang Xu, Taixiang Liu, Xinglong Gong   +3 more
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Magnetic Elastomers—Coupling Magnetic and Mechanical Interactions

ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Volume 106, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Magnetic elastomers couple magnetic interactions between enclosed magnetic microscopic particles to their overall shape and mechanical response. A genuine understanding links the underlying micro‐ and macroscopic scales. We overview a recent proof‐of‐concept approach that shows how analytical considerations and statistical simulations can ...
Lukas Fischer, Karl A. Kalina, Henning Reinken, Günter K. Auernhammer, Stefan Odenbach, Bianca Watzka, Markus Kästner, Andreas M. Menzel   +7 more
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Galinstan Liquid Metal/Polyurethane Composite as a Multifunctional Stretchable Electrode and Piezoresistive Strain Sensor With Minimal Drift

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.
Liquid metal additives are processed in elastomer host resulting in highly conductive and stretchable composites. The material functions as a piezoresistive sensor with minimal drift, low stiffness, and enhanced operating range. The film can replace wires to charge a mobile phone at ∼350% strain and monitors bodily motion in real‐time via a portable ...
Patryk Wojciak, Neeraj Kumar, Toby Hallam, Shayan Seyedin   +3 more
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Emerging research directions in nanoparticle‐based foam control for bioprocessing: a bibliometric approach

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 1708-1728, July/August 2026.
Abstract Overfoaming remains a critical challenge in industrial bioprocesses, compromising mass transfer, operational stability, and downstream efficiency in bioreactors and wastewater treatment systems. This study provides a bibliometric and scientometric assessment of nanoparticle‐enabled foam control to map technological trends and identify research
Antonio Átila Menezes Ferreira, John Hebert da Silva Felix, Thiago Queiroz da Silva, Larissa Oliveira Araújo, Maria Tayane Barroso dos Santos, Larysse Maria Santiago de Castro, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos   +6 more
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An Optimum Specimen Geometry for Equibiaxial Experimental Tests of Reinforced Magnetorheological Elastomers with Iron Micro- and Nanoparticles

Nanomaterials, 2017
The aim of this paper focused on obtaining the optimum cruciform geometry of reinforced magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) to perform homogeneous equibiaxial deformation tests, by using optimization algorithms and Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations.
Luis Manuel Palacios-Pineda, Imperio Anel Perales-Martínez, Mario Regino Moreno-Guerra, Alex Elías-Zúñiga   +3 more
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Exploiting Device Deformability for Fluid and Particle Manipulation

Small, Volume 22, Issue 39, 13 July 2026.
Deformable devices enable fluid and particle manipulation modes that are inaccessible to rigid platforms. This review examines soft materials and architectures that translate controlled deformation into microscale fluid operations such as pumping, valving, mixing, and particle handling.
Zhiyang Hong, Xiaoyue Kang, Dan Yuan, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Jun Zhang   +4 more
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A nonlinear fractional-order model of soft magnetorheological elastomers for applications in vibration isolation

Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control
The magnetically tunable modulus of soft magnetorheological elastomer offers broad applications in vibration control. This material exhibits an obvious Payne effect that the dynamic modulus decreases as the strain amplitude increases.
Guanghong Zhu, Shuai Lei, Stephen Daley, Xianxu ‘Frank’ Bai, Jing Tang Xing   +4 more
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