Ultrafast Response and Programmable Locomotion of Liquid/Vapor/Light-Driven Soft Multifunctional Actuators

Self-Locomotive Soft Actuator Based on Asymmetric Microstructural Ti3C2Tx MXene Film Driven by Natural Sunlight Fluctuation

(2021) Ying Hu et al.   ACS Nano

An Electronically Perceptive Bioinspired Soft Wet-Adhesion Actuator with Carbon Nanotube-Based Strain Sensors

(2021) Heon Joon Lee et al.   ACS Nano

Flexible Photodriven Actuator Based on Gradient–Paraffin-Wax-Filled Ti3C2Tx MXene Film for Bionic Robots

(2021) Xiao Xiao et al.   ACS Nano

Actuation of untethered pneumatic artificial muscles and soft robots using magnetically induced liquid-to-gas phase transitions

(2020) Seyed M. Mirvakili et al.   Science Robotics

A shape-memory soft actuator integrated with reversible electric/moisture actuating and strain sensing

(2020) Shu-ting Xing et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A Solvent Molecule Driven Pure PEDOT:PSS Actuator

(2020) Liukang Xiong et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Ultralow Voltage High‐Performance Bioartificial Muscles Based on Ionically Crosslinked Polypyrrole‐Coated Functional Carboxylated Bacterial Cellulose for Soft Robots

(2020) Fan Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

An ultrafast response and precisely controllable soft electromagnet actuator based on Ecoflex rubber film filled with neodymium-iron-boron

(2020) Xinli Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Photothermal Bimorph Actuators with In‐Built Cooler for Light Mills, Frequency Switches, and Soft Robots

(2019) Jingjing Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ultrafast yet Controllable Dual-Responsive All-Carbon Actuators for Implementing Unusual Mechanical Movements

(2019) Hao Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Interphase-Mediated Bubble-like Stretchable Janus Ultrathin Films toward Self-Adaptive and Pneumatic Multifunctional Electronics

(2019) Peng Xiao et al.   ACS Nano

High‐Performance Hierarchical Black‐Phosphorous‐Based Soft Electrochemical Actuators in Bioinspired Applications

(2019) Guan Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photoresponsive Graphene Composite Bilayer Actuator for Soft Robots

(2019) Xiaodong Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Multi-responsive and multi-motion bimorph actuator based on super-aligned carbon nanotube sheets

(2019) Jingjing Li et al.   CARBON

Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming

(2019) Ziyu Ren et al.   Nature Communications

Millimeter-scale flexible robots with programmable three-dimensional magnetization and motions

(2019) Tianqi Xu et al.   Science Robotics

Selectively aligned cellulose nanofibers towards high-performance soft actuators

(2019) Yudi Kuang et al.   Extreme Mechanics Letters

Reversely Orthogonal Actuation of a Janus-Faced Film Based on Asymmetric Polymer Brush Modification

(2019) Yangyang Xiang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Humidity-Driven Soft Actuator Built up Layer-by-Layer and Theoretical Insight into Its Mechanism of Energy Conversion

(2019) Huiyan Tan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Flexible and Super-Sensitive Moisture-Responsive Actuators by Dispersing Graphene Oxide into Three-Dimensional Structures of Nanofibers and Silver Nanowires

(2019) Chenxue Xiang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Dual-Mechanism and Multimotion Soft Actuators Based on Commercial Plastic Film

(2018) Linpeng Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Biomimetic Conductive Tendril for Ultrastretchable and Integratable Electronics, Muscles, and Sensors

(2018) Yin Cheng et al.   ACS Nano

Multistimulus Responsive Actuator with GO and Carbon Nanotube/PDMS Bilayer Structure for Flexible and Smart Devices

(2018) Wen Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible and Anisotropic Strain Sensor Based on Carbonized Crepe Paper with Aligned Cellulose Fibers

(2018) Sheng Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2018) Peidi Zhou et al.   Nanoscale

Self-plied and twist-stable carbon nanotube yarn artificial muscles driven by organic solvent adsorption

(2018) Kaiyun Jin et al.   Nanoscale

Multi-responsive actuators based on a graphene oxide composite: intelligent robot and bioinspired applications

(2017) Luzhuo Chen et al.   Nanoscale

A flexible metallic actuator using reduced graphene oxide as a multifunctional component

(2017) Junxing Meng et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2017) Guochuang Xu et al.   Nanoscale

Polybenzoxazole Nanofiber-Reinforced Moisture-Responsive Soft Actuators

(2017) Meiling Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Solvent-driven actuators based on soft Janus films of homogeneous composition

(2017) Qi Fu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Graphene-Based Polymer Bilayers with Superior Light-Driven Properties for Remote Construction of 3D Structures

(2017) Zhenhua Tang et al.   Advanced Science

Multiresponsive Bidirectional Bending Actuators Fabricated by a Pencil-on-Paper Method

(2016) Mingcen Weng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Light-Activated Rapid-Response Polyvinylidene-Fluoride-Based Flexible Films

(2016) Yanlong Tai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Flexible, All-Inorganic Actuators Based on Vanadium Dioxide and Carbon Nanotube Bimorphs

(2016) He Ma et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photothermal-Responsive Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Ultrathin Membranes for On/Off Switchable Separation of Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsions

(2015) Liang Hu et al.   ACS Nano

Bioinspired Graphene Actuators Prepared by Unilateral UV Irradiation of Graphene Oxide Papers

(2015) Dong-Dong Han et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Graphene-Based Bimorph Structure for Design of High Performance Photoactuators

(2015) Ying Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tunable Photothermal Actuators Based on a Pre-programmed Aligned Nanostructure

(2015) Jue Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Multi-shape-memory effects in a wavelength-selective multicomposite

(2015) Li Yu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Origami-inspired active graphene-based paper for programmable instant self-folding walking devices

(2015) J. Mu et al.   Science Advances

Photoresponsive Soft-Robotic Platform: Biomimetic Fabrication and Remote Actuation

(2014) Weitao Jiang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2014) Mingyang Ji et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Moisture-Responsive Graphene Paper Prepared by Self-Controlled Photoreduction

(2014) Dong-Dong Han et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Significantly improving infrared light-induced shape recovery behavior of shape memory polymeric nanocomposite via a synergistic effect of carbon nanotube and boron nitride

(2014) Haibao Lu et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

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

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

Infrared-Actuated Recovery of Polyurethane Filled by Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nanotube Hybrids with High Energy Density

(2013) Yiyu Feng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Wavelength-Selective, IR Light-Driven Hinges Based on Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composites

(2013) Ryan R. Kohlmeyer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Light-Controlled Graphene-Elastin Composite Hydrogel Actuators

(2013) Eddie Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Dynamically Tunable Protein Microlenses

(2011) Yun-Lu Sun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Optically- and Thermally-Responsive Programmable Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Polymer Composites

(2011) Xiaobo Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Harnessing Surface Wrinkle Patterns in Soft Matter

(2010) Shu Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Chemicals On Demand with Phototriggerable Microcapsules

(2009) Stefan J. Pastine et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY