An Anisotropic Hydrogel Actuator Enabling Earthworm-Like Directed Peristaltic Crawling

Synthesis of Anisotropic Hydrogels and Their Applications

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Hydraulic hydrogel actuators and robots optically and sonically camouflaged in water

(2017) Hyunwoo Yuk et al.   Nature Communications

Photothermal effects of gold nanoparticles induced by light emitting diodes

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Fast response dry-type artificial molecular muscles with [c2]daisy chains

(2016) Kazuhisa Iwaso et al.   Nature Chemistry

Biomimetic 4D printing

(2016) A. Sydney Gladman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

(2016) Stefano Palagi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Photonic water dynamically responsive to external stimuli

(2016) Koki Sano et al.   Nature Communications

Quantitative Comparison of Photothermal Heat Generation between Gold Nanospheres and Nanorods

(2016) Zhenpeng Qin et al.   Scientific Reports

An anisotropic hydrogel with electrostatic repulsion between cofacially aligned nanosheets

(2015) Mingjie Liu et al.   NATURE

Thermoresponsive actuation enabled by permittivity switching in an electrostatically anisotropic hydrogel

(2015) Youn Soo Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Dynamics of Linear Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Water around the Phase Transition Investigated by Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy

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Hydrogel-based actuators: possibilities and limitations

(2014) Leonid Ionov   Materials Today

Decentralized control scheme for adaptive earthworm locomotion using continuum-model-based analysis

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Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

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Influence of photodeposited gold nanoparticles on the photocatalytic activity of titanate species in the reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons

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Functionalization of Au/TiO2 Plasmonic Photocatalysts with Pd by Formation of a Core–Shell Structure for Effective Dechlorination of Chlorobenzene under Irradiation of Visible Light

(2013) Atsuhiro Tanaka et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Multiple Shape Transformations of Composite Hydrogel Sheets

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Light-Controlled Graphene-Elastin Composite Hydrogel Actuators

(2013) Eddie Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Three-dimensional shape transformations of hydrogel sheets induced by small-scale modulation of internal stresses

(2013) Zi Liang Wu et al.   Nature Communications

Self-shaping composites with programmable bioinspired microstructures

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Liquid Crystalline Inorganic Nanosheet Colloids Derived From Layered Materials

(2012) Nobuyoshi Miyamoto et al.   ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Near Infrared Light Triggered Release of Biomacromolecules from Hydrogels Loaded with Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2012) Bin Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Expansion–contraction of photoresponsive artificial muscle regulated by host–guest interactions

(2012) Yoshinori Takashima et al.   Nature Communications

Near-Infrared Light-Responsive Core–Shell Nanogels for Targeted Drug Delivery

(2011) Huaizhi Kang et al.   ACS Nano

Near-infrared light induced in vivo photodynamic therapy of cancer based on upconversion nanoparticles

(2011) Chao Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Mechanics of peristaltic locomotion and role of anchoring

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

Deep-tissue anatomical imaging of mice using carbon nanotube fluorophores in the second near-infrared window

(2011) K. Welsher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An infrared-light responsive graphene-oxide incorporated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel nanocomposite

(2011) Chi-Wei Lo et al.   Soft Matter

Self-Oscillating Gels Driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction as Novel Smart Materials

(2010) Ryo Yoshida   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Azobenzene-Based Light-Responsive Hydrogel System†

(2009) Yan-Li Zhao et al.   LANGMUIR

Gold nanocages covered by smart polymers for controlled release with near-infrared light

(2009) Mustafa S. Yavuz et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Tunable liquid microlens actuated by infrared light-responsive hydrogel

(2008) Xuefeng Zeng et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS