Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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Sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of azo and thiazine dyes using sustainable Ag@ZnO heterostructures synthesised <i>via Talinum fruticosum</i> leaf extract. [PDF]
Dennis J, Arulraj D, Mistri TK.
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Magnetically Actuated Microrobot for Drug Delivery: Current Progress and Challenges
Magnetically actuated microrobots are reshaping targeted drug delivery through wireless propulsion, programmable materials, and localized therapeutic release. This review examines how fabrication, body material selection, structural architecture, loading mechanisms, and imaging‐guided control converge to enable microrobotic therapies while identifying ...
Yang Yang, David J. Cappelleri
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Enhanced azo dyes decolorization in bioaugmented floating treatment wetlands using <i>Typha domingensis</i> and <i>Bacillus</i> sp. [PDF]
Zahid S +12 more
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Distributed Micropneumatic Sensors for Soft Robots to Detect Touch and Pose
Soft robots need integrated touch and pose sensing for safe and reliable operation. This work presents a three‐fingered soft gripper with 18 micropneumatic sensors made from the same materials as its pneumatic actuators. By measuring airflow resistance changes in deforming microchannels of the sensors, finger pose and contact are detected, enabling ...
Vilma Lampinen +3 more
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ZnS-CuS-Cu<sub>2</sub>S nanocomposite heterostructures with improved charge separation for efficient mixed dye photodegradation. [PDF]
Nachimuthu V +7 more
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High-capacity and reusable nickel borate adsorbent for sulfonated anionic dye removal: comparative adsorption, kinetic, thermodynamic, and regeneration studies. [PDF]
Kocaman A +4 more
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Transition metal selenide-based photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes: materials design, mechanistic insights, and practical applicability. [PDF]
Khan N +8 more
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More Than a Glow: How Cyanine Dyes Shape Tracer Pharmacokinetics. [PDF]
Saliën J +4 more
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