Hierarchically arranged helical fibre actuators driven by solvents and vapours

Moisture-Activated Torsional Graphene-Fiber Motor

(2014) Huhu Cheng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-burial Mechanics of Hygroscopically Responsive Awns

(2014) W. Jung et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

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

Fibers Do the Twist

(2014) J. Yuan et al.   SCIENCE

Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

(2014) C. S. Haines et al.   SCIENCE

Hybrid carbon nanotube yarn artificial muscle inspired by spider dragline silk

(2014) Kyoung-Yong Chun et al.   Nature Communications

Liquid Infiltration into Carbon Nanotube Fibers: Effect on Structure and Electrical Properties

(2013) Jing Qiu et al.   ACS Nano

Niobium Nanowire Yarns and their Application as Artificial Muscles

(2013) Seyed M. Mirvakili et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Multiple Shape Transformations of Composite Hydrogel Sheets

(2013) Héloïse Thérien-Aubin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2013) M. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

Plant-based torsional actuator with memory

(2013) Nayomi Plaza et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Hierarchical chirality transfer in the growth of Towel Gourd tendrils

(2013) Jian-Shan Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

The Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes: An Effective Route To Extend Their Excellent Properties to Macroscopic Scale

(2012) Xuemei Sun et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Fluorescent Actuator Based on Microporous Conjugated Polymer with Intramolecular Stack Structure

(2012) Wang-Eun Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultrastrong Fibers Assembled from Giant Graphene Oxide Sheets

(2012) Zhen Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Speeding Up Artificial Muscles

(2012) M. Schulz   SCIENCE

Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

(2012) M. D. Lima et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

The mechanics of explosive dispersal and self-burial in the seeds of the filaree, Erodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae)

(2011) D. Evangelista et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Tilted cellulose arrangement as a novel mechanism for hygroscopic coiling in the stork's bill awn

(2011) Y. Abraham et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

(2011) J. Foroughi et al.   SCIENCE

Fiber-Directed Conjugated-Polymer Torsional Actuator: Nonlinear Elasticity Modeling and Experimental Validation

(2010) Yang Fang et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation

(2009) Peter Fratzl et al.   NATURE