Progresses in tensile, torsional, and multifunctional soft actuators

M Zou, S Li, X Hu, X Leng, R Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft actuators have received intensive attention in the fields of soft robots, sensors,
intelligent control, artificial intelligence, and visual intelligence. By combination of tensile …

Endowing actuators with sensing capability: Recent progress on perceptive soft actuators

L Li, W Zhang, Z Ren, L Chang, X Xu, Y Hu - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, soft actuators have received enormous interest for potential
applications in artificial muscles, soft grippers, wearable devices, minimally invasive surgery …

Biotissue‐inspired anisotropic carbon fiber composite hydrogels for logic gates, integrated soft actuators, and sensors with ultra‐high sensitivity

S Li, H Yang, N Zhu, G Chen, YY Miao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural biotissues like muscles, ligaments, and nerves have highly aligned structures, which
play critical roles in directional signal transport, sensing, and actuation. Inspired by …

4D printing strain self‐sensing and temperature self‐sensing integrated sensor–actuator with bioinspired gradient gaps

D Chen, Q Liu, Z Han, J Zhang, HL Song… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated sensor–actuators with exciting functionalities, such as action self‐sensing,
position self‐sensing, posture self‐sensing, or active sensing, are promising for applications …

Self‐sensing paper actuators based on graphite–carbon nanotube hybrid films

M Amjadi, M Sitti - Advanced science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soft actuators have demonstrated potential in a range of applications, including soft robotics,
artificial muscles, and biomimetic devices. However, the majority of current soft actuators …

Tensile and torsional elastomer fiber artificial muscle by entropic elasticity with thermo-piezoresistive sensing of strain and rotation by a single electric signal

R Wang, Y Shen, D Qian, J Sun, X Zhou, W Wang… - Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural muscles show tensile actuation and realize torsional rotation by combining with the
skeleton, which integrate with sensing and signaling function in a single element to form a …

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

S **ng, P Wang, S Liu, Y Xu, R Zheng, Z Deng… - … Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Soft actuators are now required to be smarter to perceive the outside world besides
mechanical deformation, which has broader applications in soft robotics, wearable devices …

Electroactive polymer-based soft actuator with integrated functions of multi-degree-of-freedom motion and perception

R Wang, C Zhang, W Tan, J Yang, D Lin, L Liu - Soft Robotics, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Soft actuators have received extensive attention in the fields of soft robotics, biomedicine,
and intelligence systems owing to their advantages of pliancy, silence, and essential safety …

Flexible graphite-based humidity sensor using green technology

A Mansoori, S Ahmad, S Bansal… - ECS Sensors Plus, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The low-cost graphite based pattern on cellulose paper was investigated in the present
work. The graphite pattern used was fabricated by using normal inkjet printer on paper …