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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia +3 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A green, freeform manufacturing approach that utilizes robust aqueous two‐phase systems to create intricate and scalable photonic structures and non‐planar mechanochromic hydrogel actuators from plant‐based hydroxypropyl cellulose. This approach broadens the structural possibilities of sustainable photonic devices and mechanochromic systems, offering ...
Xiao Song +14 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief +12 more
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SMA Wire Use in Hybrid Twisting and Bending/Extending Soft Fiber-Reinforced Actuators
ActuatorsSoft fiber-reinforced actuators have demonstrated significant potential across various robotics applications. However, the actuation motion in these actuators is typically limited to a single type of motion behavior, such as bending, extending, and ...
Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian +3 more
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3D Shrinking for Rapid Fabrication of Origami-Inspired Semi-Soft Pneumatic Actuators
IEEE Access, 2020 Soft actuators are an essential component of soft robots. They are also well suited for human-friendly robots due to their intrinsic safety. The advantages of origami structures have motivated the development of origami-inspired semi-soft actuators.
Abdelrahman Zaghloul, Gary M. Bone
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Thiolated Polymers in 3D Bioprinting: Control of Gelation
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Thiolated polymers are established as programmable bioinks for 3D bioprinting, integrating versatile crosslinking chemistries with redox‐responsive control. This work demonstrates how molecular design and external triggers define gelation kinetics, printability windows, and structural fidelity, enabling stable, high‐resolution constructs and advancing ...
Soheil Haddadzadegan +2 more
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Engineering Strain‐Stiffening Granular Hydrogels for 3D‐Printed Tissue‐Mimicry
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A 3D‐printable strain‐stiffening double‐network granular hydrogel (SDGH) enables independent, region‐specific tuning of toe (EToe) and heel (EHeel) moduli through control of microgel packing and network composition. This platform replicates tissue‐like nonlinear mechanics and allows fabrication of high‐fidelity, multilayered aortic valves with ...
Hyeokju Chae +9 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Programmable etherified‐starch networks enable humidity‐responsive soft actuators with tunable and reversible deformation. By tailoring crosslinking density and structural design, rapid response, controllable actuation, and long‐term stability are achieved.
Dan Zhou +13 more
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Design and control of hybrid actuation lower limb exoskeleton
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2015 In this article, two types of actuators are applied for a lower limb exoskeleton. They are DC motors with the harmonic drive and the pneumatic artificial muscles.
Hipolito Aguilar-Sierra +3 more
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New structure of pneumatic networks actuators for soft robotics
The Journal of Engineering, 2018 Pneumatic actuators (referred to as pneu-nets) are drawing increasing attention due to their high customisability, ease of fabrication and innate softness.
Yazhou Wang, Junfeng Xiao, Xueping Chen
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