Rational design of a porous nanofibrous actuator with highly sensitive, ultrafast, and large deformation driven by humidity

High-density Fibrous Polyimide Sponges with Superior Mechanical and Thermal Properties

(2020) Shaohua Jiang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-performance polyamide-imide films and electrospun aligned nanofibers from an amide-containing diamine

(2019) Gaigai Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

A complementary strategy for producing moisture and alkane dual-responsive actuators based on graphene oxide and PDMS bimorph

(2019) Wei Wang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Highly porous TiO2 nanofibers by humid-electrospinning with enhanced photocatalytic properties

(2019) Peyman Aghasiloo et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

A Biomimetic Interface with High Adhesion, Tailorable Modulus for On-Skin Sensors, and Low-Power Actuators

(2019) Song Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Composite Shape-Shifting Structures

(2018) Zeang Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Electrospun nanofiber reinforced composites: a review

(2018) Shaohua Jiang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Thermally induced reversible and reprogrammable actuation of tough hydrogels utilising ionoprinting and iron coordination chemistry

(2018) Anna B. Baker et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Actuator and generator based on moisture-responsive PEDOT: PSS/PVDF composite film

(2018) Gong Wang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Bilayer-type fluorescence hydrogels with intelligent response serve as temperature/pH driven soft actuators

(2018) Yu Cheng et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

A multi-responsive bidirectional bending actuator based on polypyrrole and agar nanocomposites

(2018) Taoping Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

A Self-Folding Polymer Film Based on Swelling Metal-Organic Frameworks

(2018) Javier Troyano et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Novel fabrication of polymer/carbon nanotube composite coated Janus paper for humidity stress sensor

(2018) Pan Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Humidity- and light-driven actuators based on carbon nanotube-coated paper and polymer composite

(2018) Peidi Zhou et al.   Nanoscale

Programmable helical twisting in oriented humidity-responsive bilayer films generated by spray-coating of a chiral nematic liquid crystal

(2018) Rob C. P. Verpaalen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Progress in the Field of Water- and/or Temperature-Triggered Polymer Actuators

(2018) Seema Agarwal et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Electrospun nanofibers: New generation materials for advanced applications

(2017) S. Thenmozhi et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

A small graphene oxide sheet/polyvinylidene fluoride bilayer actuator with large and rapid responses to multiple stimuli

(2017) Guochuang Xu et al.   Nanoscale

Tunable hygromorphism: structural implications of low molecular weight gels and electrospun nanofibers in bilayer composites

(2017) Symone L. M. Alexander et al.   Soft Matter

Polybenzoxazole Nanofiber-Reinforced Moisture-Responsive Soft Actuators

(2017) Meiling Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Graphene oxide based moisture-responsive biomimetic film actuators with nacre-like layered structures

(2017) Yaqian Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Electrospun nanofibers: New generation materials for advanced applications

(2017) S. Thenmozhi et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

Photothermally Triggered Shape-Adaptable 3D Flexible Electronics

(2017) Xuemin Du et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Control of Reversible Self-Bending Behavior in Responsive Janus Microstrips

(2016) Myung Seok Oh et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Converting Water Adsorption and Capillary Condensation in Usable Forces with Simple Porous Inorganic Thin Films

(2016) Mickael Boudot et al.   ACS Nano

Spontaneous, Straightforward Fabrication of Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide–Polypyrrole Composite Films for Versatile Actuators

(2016) Yue Jiang et al.   ACS Nano

Light-Mediated Manufacture and Manipulation of Actuators

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

Highly Hydrophobic and Superoleophilic Nanofibrous Mats with Controllable Pore Sizes for Efficient Oil/Water Separation

(2016) Botao Song et al.   LANGMUIR

Fabrication of three-dimensional superhydrophobic membranes with high porosity via simultaneous electrospraying and electrospinning

(2016) Chunlei Su et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Directed Motility of Hygroresponsive Biomimetic Actuators

(2015) Lidong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Gradient Porous Elastic Hydrogels with Shape-Memory Property and Anisotropic Responses for Programmable Locomotion

(2015) Rongcong Luo et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Unusual and Superfast Temperature-Triggered Actuators

(2015) Shaohua Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators

(2015) Silvia Taccola et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-Infrared Light-Driven, Highly Efficient Bilayer Actuators Based on Polydopamine-Modified Reduced Graphene Oxide

(2014) Mingyang Ji et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Humidity-Responsive Liquid Crystalline Polymer Actuators with an Asymmetry in the Molecular Trigger That Bend, Fold, and Curl

(2014) Laurens T. de Haan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion

(2014) Supitchaya Iamsaard et al.   Nature Chemistry

An instant multi-responsive porous polymer actuator driven by solvent molecule sorption

(2014) Qiang Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Humidity-Responsive Bilayer Actuators Based on a Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Network

(2013) Mian Dai et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Polymer-Based Muscle Expansion and Contraction

(2013) Molla R. Islam et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Temperature-memory polymer actuators

(2013) M. Behl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional materials by electrospinning of polymers

(2013) Seema Agarwal et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Bio-Inspired Polymer Composite Actuator and Generator Driven by Water Gradients

(2013) M. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

A rationally-designed synergetic polypyrrole/graphene bilayer actuator

(2012) Jia Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

“Vegetable Dynamicks”: The Role of Water in Plant Movements

(2011) Jacques Dumais et al.   Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Fabrication of highly porous poly (ε-caprolactone) microfibers via electrospinning

(2011) Yun-A Seo et al.   JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS

Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

(2010) Martien A. Cohen Stuart et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Humido- and Thermo-Responsive Free-Standing Films Mimicking the Petals of the Morning Glory Flower

(2009) Ying Ma et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Hygromorphs: from pine cones to biomimetic bilayers

(2009) E. Reyssat et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Bio-Inspired, Smart, Multiscale Interfacial Materials

(2008) Fan Xia et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Review: Electrospinning of Biopolymer Nanofibers and their Applications

(2008) Jessica D. Schiffman et al.   Polymer Reviews