[HTML][HTML] Advances in 3D/4D printing of mechanical metamaterials: From manufacturing to applications
Mechanical metamaterials are a class of functional materials with designability and
extraordinary mechanical properties. Due to the manufacturing limitation of traditional …
extraordinary mechanical properties. Due to the manufacturing limitation of traditional …
Materials-driven soft wearable bioelectronics for connected healthcare
In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …
Photocontrollable Elongation Actuation of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Films with Well‐Defined Crease Structures
Although liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have demonstrated various applications in
artificial muscles and soft robotics, their inherent flexibility and orientation‐dependent forces …
artificial muscles and soft robotics, their inherent flexibility and orientation‐dependent forces …
Physically intelligent autonomous soft robotic maze escaper
Autonomous maze navigation is appealing yet challenging in soft robotics for exploring
priori unknown unstructured environments, as it often requires human-like brain that …
priori unknown unstructured environments, as it often requires human-like brain that …
[HTML][HTML] Space deployable mechanics: A review of structures and smart driving
Abstract Space deployable structures are able to be deployed from a folded state to a
predetermined or desired configuration. They are superior in terms of spatial packaging …
predetermined or desired configuration. They are superior in terms of spatial packaging …
The design, manufacture and application of multistable mechanical metamaterials-a state-of-the-art review
Multistable mechanical metamaterials are a type of mechanical metamaterials with special
features, such as reusability, energy storage and absorption capabilities, rapid deformation …
features, such as reusability, energy storage and absorption capabilities, rapid deformation …
Octopi tentacles‐inspired architecture enables self‐healing conductive rapid‐photo‐responsive materials for soft multifunctional actuators
X Shi, K Zhang, J Chen, H Qian… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To mimic biological systems' healing mechanism and sensory motion, the combination of
self‐healing, perception, and actuation in a singular soft artificial material is required, which …
self‐healing, perception, and actuation in a singular soft artificial material is required, which …
Snap** for high-speed and high-efficient butterfly stroke–like soft swimmer
Natural selection has tuned many flying and swimming animals to share the same narrow
design space for high power efficiency, eg, their dimensionless Strouhal numbers St that …
design space for high power efficiency, eg, their dimensionless Strouhal numbers St that …
Piezoresistive pressure sensor based on a conductive 3D sponge network for motion sensing and human–machine interface
W Cao, Y Luo, Y Dai, X Wang, K Wu, H Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flexible sensors have attracted increasing attention owing to their important applications in
human activity monitoring, medical diagnosis, and human–machine interaction. However …
human activity monitoring, medical diagnosis, and human–machine interaction. However …
Adaptive hierarchical origami-based metastructures
Shape-morphing capabilities are crucial for enabling multifunctionality in both biological and
artificial systems. Various strategies for shape morphing have been proposed for …
artificial systems. Various strategies for shape morphing have been proposed for …