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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Decorated Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanofibers for Wearable Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Yarns. [PDF]

open access: yesACS Nano, 2023
Wu S   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Intrinsically Multimodal Self‐Powered Sensor Enhanced by Microstructured Powder Layer for AI‐Enabled Tactile Perception

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a self‐powered, intrinsically multimodal tactile sensor capable of both static and dynamic pressure sensing. Enhanced with a microstructured polytetrafluoroethylene powder layer, it enables high‐accuracy material recognition and surface texture classification, offering AI‐compatible tactile perception for robotic systems.
Kequan Xia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Hybrid Piezoelectric and Reverse Electrowetting Energy Harvester for Wearable Biosensors

open access: yesProceedings
Wearable biosensors play a critical role in healthcare monitoring. However, the reliance of biosensors on batteries has serious drawbacks. Although the human body’s energy can be converted into electricity with energy harvesters, the hybridisation of ...
Sotiria D. Psoma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrospun conducting polymers: recent trends and the transition towards a sustainable future

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
This review discusses the electrospinning of conducting polymers, detailing procedures, fibrous morphologies, improved properties, applications in electronics, and challenges, while outlining future directions for nanofibre‐based devices in various fields.
Xenofon Karagiorgis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Powered Conformable Deformation Sensor Exploiting the Collective Piezoelectric Effect of Self-Organised GaN Nanowires [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
International audienceWe present a novel integration-driven approach to the design of multi-scale multi-physics sensors and systems. We implement this method to model, design, fabricate and characterize a thin, conformable low-cost impact detection ...
Eymery, Joël   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Suspendable and Scalable Ultrasound‐Actuated ZnO‐Nanosheet‐Based Piezoelectric Microdevices for Wireless Electrical Stimulation of Cells

open access: yesSmall, EarlyView.
Silicon microtechnology enables the scalable fabrication of cytocompatible microdevices for wireless electrical stimulation. Microdevices smaller than a cell allow accurate interaction with single cells. By integrating piezoelectric nanostructures that can be actuated by ultrasound within the biomedical range, remote electrical cell stimulation is ...
Laura Lefaix   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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