Emerging Material Technologies for Haptics

Metamorphic Stretchable Touchpad

(2019) Shantonu Biswas et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Refreshable Tactile Display Based on a Bistable Electroactive Polymer and a Stretchable Serpentine Joule Heating Electrode

(2018) Yu Qiu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Miniature Soft Electromagnetic Actuators for Robotic Applications

(2018) Thanh Nho Do et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ultrathin electrochemically driven conducting polymer actuators: fabrication and electrochemomechanical characterization

(2018) Tan Ngoc Nguyen et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Resonating tactile stimulators based on piezoelectric polymer films

(2018) Dae Geon Seo et al.   Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Skin mechanical properties and modeling: A review

(2018) Hamed Joodaki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE

Hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic actuators with muscle-like performance

(2018) E. Acome et al.   SCIENCE

Conducting interpenetrating polymer network to sense and actuate: Measurements and modeling

(2018) Tien Anh Nguyen et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

An Enhanced Soft Vibrotactile Actuator Based on ePVC Gel with Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles

(2018) Won-Hyeong Park et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Applications of Smart Materials to Haptics

(2018) Manuel Cruz et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Shape Localization and Recognition Using a Magnetorheological-Fluid Haptic Display

(2018) Rocco Rizzo et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

The Application of Tactile, Audible, and Ultrasonic Forces to Human Fingertips Using Broadband Electroadhesion

(2018) Craig Shultz et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Development of a Fully Flexible Sheet-Type Tactile Display Based on Electrovibration Stimulus

(2018) Hiroki Ishizuka et al.   Micromachines

A Handheld Haptic Robot for Large-Format Touchscreens

(2018)   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Ionic polymer with single-layered electrodes: a novel strategy for ionic actuator design

(2018) Longfei Chang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Actuating Textiles: Next Generation of Smart Textiles

(2018) Nils-Krister Persson et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Piezoelectric MEMS with tactile stimulation and displacement sensing functions

(2018) Kensuke Kanda et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Development of a tactile display with 5 mm resolution using an array of magnetorheological fluid

(2017) Hiroki Ishizuka et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

A Lyapunov Stable Controller for Bilateral Haptic Teleoperation of Single-Rod Hydraulic Actuators

(2017) Vikram Banthia et al.   JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Liquid crystal elastomer actuators: Synthesis, alignment, and applications

(2017) Ruvini S. Kularatne et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Precision control of flow rate in microfluidic channels using photoresponsive soft polymer actuators

(2017) Colm Delaney et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Design, analysis and experimental validation of an ungrounded haptic interface using a piezoelectric actuator

(2017) B. Sauvet et al.   MECHATRONICS

Field responsive materials: photo-, electro-, magnetic- and ultrasound-sensitive polymers

(2017) Theodore Manouras et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles

(2017) Shuguang Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Liquid metal spiral coil enabled soft electromagnetic actuator

(2017) Rui Guo et al.   Science China-Technological Sciences

Highly Transparent and Integrable Surface Texture Change Device for Localized Tactile Feedback

(2017) Ankit et al.   Small

Soft material for soft actuators

(2017) Aslan Miriyev et al.   Nature Communications

Using Pot-Magnets to Enable Stable and Scalable Electromagnetic Tactile Displays

(2017) Juan Jose Zarate et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Effect of Waveform on Tactile Perception by Electrovibration Displayed on Touch Screens

(2017) Yasemin Vardar et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Investigation on Low Voltage Operation of Electrovibration Display

(2017) Jeonggoo Kang et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

A Soft Gripper with Rigidity Tunable Elastomer Strips as Ligaments

(2017) Amir Mohammadi Nasab et al.   Soft Robotics

Flexible Active Skin: Large Reconfigurable Arrays of Individually Addressed Shape Memory Polymer Actuators

(2017) Nadine Besse et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Light-Mediated Manufacture and Manipulation of Actuators

(2016) Dong-Dong Han et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Soft Actuators for Small-Scale Robotics

(2016) Lindsey Hines et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Review of Simulators with Haptic Devices for Medical Training

(2016) David Escobar-Castillejos et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Printing soft matter in three dimensions

(2016) Ryan L. Truby et al.   NATURE

Spatial patterns of cutaneous vibration during whole-hand haptic interactions

(2016) Yitian Shao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Automatic design of fiber-reinforced soft actuators for trajectory matching

(2016) Fionnuala Connolly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Highly stretchable electroluminescent skin for optical signaling and tactile sensing

(2016) C. Larson et al.   SCIENCE

Recent Progress on Cellulose-Based Electro-Active Paper, Its Hybrid Nanocomposites and Applications

(2016) Asif Khan et al.   SENSORS

Mechanical Enhancement of Sensitivity in Natural Rubber Using Electrolytic Polymerization Aided by a Magnetic Field and MCF for Application in Haptic Sensors

(2016) Kunio Shimada et al.   SENSORS

Self-contained tubular bending actuator driven by conducting polymers

(2016) Meisam Farajollahi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

An electrorheological spherical joint actuator for a haptic master with application to robot-assisted cutting surgery

(2016) Yong-Hoon Hwang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Multilayer piezoelectric haptic actuator with CuO-modified PZT-PZNN ceramics

(2016) In-Tae Seo et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A new tactile device using magneto-rheological sponge cells for medical applications: Experimental investigation

(2016) Soomin Kim et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Ultrasonic wave propagation of flexible piezoelectric polymer for tactile actuator: simulation and experiment

(2016) Asma Akther et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Development of a flexible and bendable vibrotactile actuator based on wave-shaped poly(vinyl chloride)/acetyl tributyl citrate gels for wearable electronic devices

(2016) Won-Hyeong Park et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Force modeling for incisions into various tissues with MRF haptic master

(2016) Pyunghwa Kim et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Comparison of Walking and Traveling-Wave Piezoelectric Motors as Actuators in Kinesthetic Haptic Devices

(2016) Pontus Olsson et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

(2016) Mikołaj Rogóż et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Small, fast, and tough: Shrinking down integrated elastomer transducers

(2016) Samuel Rosset et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Poly(acrylic acid)-Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels for reconfigurable lens actuators

(2016) Tippabattini Jayaramudu et al.   International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology

Frontiers in Mesoporous Nanomaterials

(2016) Eva Pellicer et al.   Nanomaterials

Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs

(2016) Kevin C. Galloway et al.   Soft Robotics

Presentation of Various Tactile Sensations Using Micro-Needle Electrotactile Display

(2016) Mayuko Tezuka et al.   PLoS One

Stretchable Materials for Robust Soft Actuators towards Assistive Wearable Devices

(2016) Gunjan Agarwal et al.   Scientific Reports

Synthesis and Magneto-Thermal Actuation of Iron Oxide Core–PNIPAM Shell Nanoparticles

(2015) Steffen Kurzhals et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Magnetic Nanocomposite Cilia Tactile Sensor

(2015) Ahmed Alfadhel et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

MEMS-based tactile displays

(2015) Hiroki Ishizuka et al.   DISPLAYS

Additive manufacturing methods and modelling approaches: a critical review

(2015) H. Bikas et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Response time of magnetorheological fluid–based haptic device

(2015) Takehito Kikuchi et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

A novel all-elastomer MEMS tactile sensor for high dynamic range shear and normal force sensing

(2015) Alexi Charalambides et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Tactile display with rigid coupling based on soft actuator

(2015) Hoa Phung et al.   MECCANICA

A flexible multimodal tactile display array for virtual shape and texture

(2015) Choonghyun Son et al.   MICROSYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES-MICRO-AND NANOSYSTEMS-INFORMATION STORAGE AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Conformal piezoelectric systems for clinical and experimental characterization of soft tissue biomechanics

(2015) Canan Dagdeviren et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Programmable and adaptive mechanics with liquid crystal polymer networks and elastomers

(2015) Timothy J. White et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biomimetic approaches to bionic touch through a peripheral nerve interface

(2015) Hannes P. Saal et al.   NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA

Amplifying the response of soft actuators by harnessing snap-through instabilities

(2015) Johannes T. B. Overvelde et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

(2015) Panagiotis Polygerinos et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Optimization of the force and power consumption of a microfabricated magnetic actuator

(2015) Juan José Zárate et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A flexible multimodal tactile display for delivering shape and material information

(2015) Simon Gallo et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Controllable Surface Haptics via Particle Jamming and Pneumatics

(2015) Andrew A. Stanley et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

A Recipe for Soft Fluidic Elastomer Robots

(2015) Andrew D. Marchese et al.   Soft Robotics

Design, simulation, and testing of a magnetorheological fluid–based haptic actuator for mobile applications

(2014) Semin Ryu et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

Development of a flexible three-axis tactile sensor based on screen-printed carbon nanotube-polymer composite

(2014) Soonjae Pyo et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Stimuli-responsive buckling mechanics of polymer films

(2014) Dayong Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Shapeshifting: Reversible Shape Memory in Semicrystalline Elastomers

(2014) Jing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

3D-Printed haptic “Reverse” models for preoperative planning in soft tissue reconstruction: A case report

(2014) Michael P. Chae et al.   MICROSURGERY

Tactile device based on opto-mechanical actuation of liquid crystal elastomers

(2014) N. Torras et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A flexible tactile-feedback touch screen using transparent ferroelectric polymer film vibrators

(2014) Woo-Eon Ju et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Design and experimental evaluation of a tactile display featuring magnetorheological fluids

(2014) Young-Min Han et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A review of piezoelectric polymers as functional materials for electromechanical transducers

(2014) Khaled S Ramadan et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Photoactuators and motors based on carbon nanotubes with selective chirality distributions

(2014) Xiaobo Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Graphene Fibers with Predetermined Deformation as Moisture-Triggered Actuators and Robots

(2013) Huhu Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Optically transparent electrorheological fluid with urea-modified silica nanoparticles and its haptic display application

(2013) Ying Dan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Actuators based on liquid crystalline elastomer materials

(2013) Hongrui Jiang et al.   Nanoscale

A transparent and stretchable graphene-based actuator for tactile display

(2013) Uikyum Kim et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

(2013) Choonghee Jo et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Multilayered relaxor ferroelectric polymer actuators for low-voltage operation fabricated with an adhesion-mediated film transfer technique

(2013) Seung Tae Choi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A micro tactile transceiver for fingertip motion recognition and texture generation

(2013) Sechan Youn et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Design analysis and fabrication of arrayed tactile display based on dielectric elastomer actuator

(2013) Hyung Seok Lee et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Electro-actuated hydrogel walkers with dual responsive legs

(2013) Daniel Morales et al.   Soft Matter

Feeling Small: Exploring the Tactile Perception Limits

(2013) Lisa Skedung et al.   Scientific Reports

A Review of Ionic Polymeric Soft Actuators and Sensors

(2013) Yousef Bahramzadeh et al.   Soft Robotics

Compliant Silver Nanowire-Polymer Composite Electrodes for Bistable Large Strain Actuation

(2012) Sungryul Yun et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Refreshable Braille Cell Based on Pneumatic Microbubble Actuators

(2012) Xiaosong Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Pulse-driven magnetostatic micro-actuator array based on ultrasoft elastomeric membranes for active surface applications

(2012) J Streque et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Batch fabrication of optical actuators using nanotube–elastomer composites towards refreshable Braille displays

(2012) C J Camargo et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Humido-sensitive conducting polymer films and applications to linear actuators

(2012) Hidenori Okuzaki et al.   REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

A compact dielectric elastomer tubular actuator for refreshable Braille displays

(2012) P. Chakraborti et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Electrorheological Fluids: Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Microfluidics Applications

(2011) Ping Sheng et al.   Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

In vitro indentation to determine the mechanical properties of epidermis

(2011) Marion Geerligs et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Harnessing snap-through instability in soft dielectrics to achieve giant voltage-triggered deformation

(2011) Christoph Keplinger et al.   Soft Matter

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Actuators and Sensors

(2010) Christian Ohm et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Active Polymer Gel Actuators

(2010) Shingo Maeda et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Design and development of a pulsed electromagnetic micro-actuator for 3D virtual tactile displays

(2010) Kai Deng et al.   MECHATRONICS

The high potential of shape memory alloys in developing miniature mechanical devices: A review on shape memory alloy mini-actuators

(2010) Adelaide Nespoli et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Fabrication and testing of cellulose EAPap actuators for haptic application

(2010) Gyu-Young Yun et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Coding and use of tactile signals from the fingertips in object manipulation tasks

(2009) Roland S. Johansson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

The cutaneous sensory system

(2009) Francis McGlone et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

MEMS-based hydraulic displacement amplification mechanism with completely encapsulated liquid

(2009) T. Ninomiya et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Touch Is Everywhere: Floor Surfaces as Ambient Haptic Interfaces

(2009) Y. Visell et al.   IEEE Transactions on Haptics

Reversible Infrared Actuation of Carbon Nanotube-Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Nanocomposites

(2008) Liqiang Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optimization of a Pneumatic Balloon Tactile Display for Robot-Assisted Surgery Based on Human Perception

(2008) Chih-Hung King et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Development of Soft-Actuator-Based Wearable Tactile Display

(2008) Ig Mo Koo et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Fabrication of a bubble-driven arrayed actuator for a tactile display

(2008) Mitsuhiro Shikida et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Braille dot display module with a PDMS membrane driven by a thermopneumatic actuator

(2008) Hyuk-Jun Kwon et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Dynamic indentation on human skinin vivo: ageing effects

(2008) G. Boyer et al.   SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Fabrication and Characterization of a Balloon Actuator Array for Haptic Feedback in Robotic Surgery

(2008) Chih-Hung King et al.   Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME

Directing visual attention with spatially informative and spatially noninformative tactile cues

(2008) Chanon M. Jones et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH

A novel haptic platform for real time bilateral biomanipulation with a MEMS sensor for triaxial force feedback

(2007) Arne Sieber et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL