Biomimetic Color Changing Anisotropic Soft Actuators with Integrated Metal Nanowire Percolation Network Transparent Heaters for Soft Robotics

Electrothermal Actuator on Graphene Bilayer Film

(2017) Wei Sang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Soft electrothermal actuators using silver nanowire heaters

(2017) Shanshan Yao et al.   Nanoscale

A light-driven artificial flytrap

(2017) Owies M. Wani et al.   Nature Communications

High-Performance Multiresponsive Paper Actuators

(2016) Morteza Amjadi et al.   ACS Nano

Soft Actuators for Small-Scale Robotics

(2016) Lindsey Hines et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots

(2016) Michael Wehner et al.   NATURE

A chaotic self-oscillating sunlight-driven polymer actuator

(2016) Kamlesh Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

(2016) Mikołaj Rogóż et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Large-Deformation Curling Actuators Based on Carbon Nanotube Composite: Advanced-Structure Design and Biomimetic Application

(2015) Luzhuo Chen et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2015) Ying Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electromechanical Actuator Ribbons Driven by Electrically Conducting Spring-Like Fibers

(2015) Peining Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Versatile Soft Grippers with Intrinsic Electroadhesion Based on Multifunctional Polymer Actuators

(2015) Jun Shintake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dielectric Elastomer Based “Grippers” for Soft Robotics

(2015) Samuel Shian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators

(2015) Silvia Taccola et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Stretchable and Transparent Metal Nanowire Heater for Wearable Electronics Applications

(2015) Sukjoon Hong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Low-voltage and high-performance electrothermal actuator based on multi-walled carbon nanotube/polymer composites

(2015) Zhihui Zeng et al.   CARBON

Fused filament 3D printing of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs)

(2015) James D Carrico et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Scaling up nanoscale water-driven energy conversion into evaporation-driven engines and generators

(2015) Xi Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

(2014) C. S. Haines et al.   SCIENCE

Nanothorn electrodes for ionic polymer-metal composite artificial muscles

(2014) Viljar Palmre et al.   Scientific Reports

Graphene-Based Bimorph Microactuators

(2011) Shou-En Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

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

(2011) Xiaobo Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Large electromechanical effect of isotropic-genesis polydomain nematic elastomers

(2011) Tetsuya Okamoto et al.   Soft Matter

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

(2011) Christoph Keplinger et al.   Soft Matter

High Electromechanical Response of Ionic Polymer Actuators with Controlled-Morphology Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Electrodes

(2010) Sheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Pneumatic and hydraulic microactuators: a review

(2010) Michaël De Volder et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Magnetic Liquid Marbles: Manipulation of Liquid Droplets Using Highly Hydrophobic Fe3O4Nanoparticles

(2009) Yan Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Camouflage, communication and thermoregulation: lessons from colour changing organisms

(2008) D. Stuart-Fox et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES