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Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Matrix for Large Area Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A scalable approach is used to manufacture a digitally‐controllable, 2D 5 × 5 actuator matrix. The elements of the matrix are produced by direct ink writing of a liquid crystal elastomer ‘artificial muscle’ on large‐area flexible thin‐film heaters. In optimizing the low‐power actuators, multiple heater designs and substrate materials are investigated ...
Giulia Spallanzani, Bart Peeters, Danqing Liu, Peter Zalar, Hylke B. Akkerman, Jeroen A. H. P. Sol   +5 more
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Unlocking Terahertz Steganography: Authentication of Hidden Images in Flexible Media

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hidden information in multilayered devices, such as steganographic portraits, is detected and authenticated using reflection‐mode terahertz time‐domain imaging. Image reconstruction relies on a dedicated figure‐of‐merit obtained by integrating the signal intensity over the time‐window associated with the reflection from the metallic mirror backing the ...
Tiziana Ritacco, Francesca Vittorioso, Dimitrios C. Zografopoulos, Romeo Beccherelli, Walter Fuscaldo   +4 more
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Recent Advances in Light‐Addressable Electrochemistry for Spatially Resolved Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review highlights light‐addressable electrochemistry as a powerful tool that uses light to control localized chemical reactions on unstructured semiconductor surfaces. The work evaluates advanced strategies to optimize electrode materials for enhanced spatial resolution and stability. Furthermore, it showcases diverse applications in
Nhi Trang Vo, Sina Jamali, Nam‐Trung Nguyen   +2 more
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Microscale 3D‐Printed Digital Strain Switches for Embedded Mechanical Computation

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Microscale 3D‐printed strain switches on flexible films convert deformation into native digital signals at geometry defined thresholds. A closed form model predicts switching from 3000 to 15 000 microstrain and is validated across 110 devices. Reliable ohmic closure and strain activated AND, OR, and XOR logic point toward low‐power mechanical ...
Regan Kubicek, Daniel Quinn, Gabriel Smith, Sarah Bergbreiter   +3 more
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Programming Actuation in 3D‐Printed Micro‐Architectures via Interfacial Adhesion Control

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A two‐phase meniscus‐guided 3D printing method directly fabricates microscale poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) bilayers with in situ programmable interfaces. Modulating the meniscus stretching speed switches the interface between separated and bonded states, which controls the mechanical ...
Xiao Huan, Juhyung Kim, Yujin Park, Shiqi Hu, Jihyuk Yang, Nan Huang, Feipeng Chen, Yu Liu, Sixi Cao, Zhuoran Wang, Ho Cheung Shum, Barbara Pui Chan, Dongwoon Shin, Ji Tae Kim   +13 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Artificial Cilia With Tunable Sensitivity and Dynamic Range for Airflow Monitoring in the Central Airway

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A magnetically reconfigurable airflow sensor integrated with an airway stent enables tunable sensitivity and dynamic sensing range. Airflow‐induced cantilever deformation generates resistance changes, while an external magnetic field modulates sensor stiffness, enhancing sensitivity at low airflow velocities and extending the sensing range at higher ...
Darren Wang, Ruijian Ge, Shuda Dong, Zhongming Lyu, Yusheng Wang, Nicholas Strymish, Hanwen Fan, Fabien Maldonado, Caitlin T. Demarest, Yuxiao Zhou, Xiaoguang Dong   +10 more
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4D–Printed Photothermally Actuated Soft Microgripper on an Optical Fiber Tip for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In this study, we developed a light–driven soft microgripper by 3D–printing a photo–crosslinkable, temperature–responsive hydrogel with embedded silver particles onto an optical fiber tip. The microgripper actuates via photothermal effects at cell culture temperature and can gently grasp spheroids without minimal damage, offering a compact, actuator ...
Shogo Oishi, Masaru Mukai, Yukihito Moritoki, Chisato Handa, Yuta Sato, Hiroki Miyajima, Kazutoshi Iijima, Shoji Maruo   +7 more
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3D‐Printed Actuator Powered by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Muscles at the Water–Air Interface

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Soft robots for unstructured environments require responsive, durable actuators. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) provide large reversible deformations under thermal or optical stimuli. Direct ink writing enables fabrication of LCE actuators integrated with silicone, with mesogen chemistry and oligomers optimized for printable inks.
Cecilie Ryberg, Stefan Pendlmayr, Jan Skov Pedersen, Jens Vinge Nygaard, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Brigitte Städler   +5 more
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High‐Density Magnetomyography With Optical Magnetometers Reveals Spatiotemporal Patterns of Evoked Muscle Activity

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Optically pumped magnetometers are employed to contactlessly map the spatiotemporal dynamics of the magnetic field linked to electrical activity of a skeletal muscle in vivo. It is demonstrated that localization of the clinically relevant innervation zone is feasible using this non‐invasive magnetic measurement modality. ABSTRACT Magnetomyography (MMG)
Simon Nordenström, Victor Lebedev, Stefan Hartwig, Marlen Kruse, Santiago Rodriguez, Lukas Baier, Nima Noury, Thomas Klotz, Ahmet Doğukan Keleş, Justus Marquetand, Markus Siegel, Oliver Röhrle, Thomas Middelmann   +12 more
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Autonomous Reconfigurable Modular Conductive Hydrogels for Adaptive and Degradable Bioelectronic Interfaces

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Bridging rigid electrodes with soft, irregular tissues demands more than conductivity alone. Modular conductive hydrogels autonomously reconfigure into conformal electrode‐tissue interfaces, coupling mixed ionic‐electronic conduction with tissue‐like mechanics, self‐healing, and degradability.
Matthew K. Burgess, Zofia B. Wolny, Zekun Liu, Karolina Cysewska, Malavika Nair   +4 more
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