Design of untethered soft material micromachine for life-like locomotion

XQ Wang, GW Ho - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Living organisms composed of composite materials with complex structures support
autonomous and intelligent behaviors, such as motility, perception and response to changes …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in flexible self-oscillating actuators

J Li, W Guo, W Zhao, Y Zhu, J Bai, Z **a, X Zhou, Z Liu - eScience, 2024 - Elsevier
Soft actuators are constituted by a type of intelligent materials, and they can generate
reversible mechanical motions under external stimuli. They usually achieve continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose nanofibers-based composite film with broadening MXene layer spacing and rapid moisture separation for humidity sensing and humidity actuators

Z Li, W Xu, K Song, J Zhang, Q Liu, ZM El-Bahy… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the basic idea of expanding the interlayer spacing of MXene, utilizing the effect of
gallic acid-modified cellulose nanofibers for rapid moisture separation, the flexible sensing …

A Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Energy-Harvesting Soft Actuator with Self-Powered Humidity Sensing and Real-Time Motion Tracking Capability

P Li, N Su, Z Wang, J Qiu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
A smart soft actuator with multiple capabilities of humidity-driven actuating, humidity energy
harvesting, self-powered humidity sensing, and real-time motion tracking is reported. It is …

Enamel-like layer of nanohydroxyapatite stabilizes Zn metal anodes by ion exchange adsorption and electrolyte pH regulation

K Qi, W Zhu, X Zhang, M Liu, H Ao, X Wu, Y Zhu - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The instability of Zn anode caused by severe dendrite growth and side reactions has
restricted the practical applications of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Herein, an enamel …

Facile conversion of water to functional molecules and cross-linked polymeric films with efficient clusteroluminescence

B Song, J Zhang, J Zhou, A Qin, JWY Lam… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exploring approaches to utilize abundant water to synthesize functional molecules and
polymers with efficient clusteroluminescence properties is highly significant but has yet to be …

Bioinspired stabilization of amorphous calcium carbonate by carboxylated nanocellulose enables mechanically robust, healable, and Sensing biocomposites

W Wu, Z Lu, C Lu, X Sun, B Ni, H Cölfen, R **ong - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nature builds numerous structurally complex composites with fascinating mechanical
robustness and functionalities by harnessing biopolymers and amorphous calcium …

The use of photocycloaddition reactions to drive mechanical motions resembling humanoid movements

Y Wang, Q Zhang, Q Liu, BF Abrahams… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the aim of producing a photomechanical material for incorporation in soft microrobots, a
one‐dimensional diene coordination polymer (CP)[Cd (F‐bpeb)(3‐CBA) 2] n (CP1, F‐bpeb …

Engineering Covalent Organic Frameworks with Polyethylene Glycol as Self‐Sustained Humidity‐Responsive Actuators

T Mao, Z Liu, X Guo, Z Wang, J Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regarding the global energy crisis, it is of profound significance to develop spontaneous
power generators that harvest natural energy. Fabricating humidity‐responsive actuators …

Robust and highly sensitive cellulose nanofiber-based humidity actuators

J Wei, S Jia, J Guan, C Ma, Z Shao - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of humidity actuators with high response sensitivity (especially actuation time)
while maintaining favorable mechanical properties is important for advanced intelligent …