Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators: The role of material, form, and scaling effects

MS Kim, JK Heo, H Rodrigue, HT Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

The role of soft robotic micromachines in the future of medical devices and personalized medicine

L Garcia, G Kerns, K O'Reilley, O Okesanjo, J Lozano… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies,
minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this …

Wearable actuators: An overview

Y Chen, Y Yang, M Li, E Chen, W Mu, R Fisher, R Yin - Textiles, 2021 - mdpi.com
The booming wearable market and recent advances in material science has led to the rapid
development of the various wearable sensors, actuators, and devices that can be worn …

Shape memory alloy-based wearables: a review, and conceptual frameworks on HCI and HRI in Industry 4.0

R Srivastava, SH Alsamhi, N Murray, D Devine - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ever since its discovery, the applications of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) can be found
across a range of application domains, from structural design to medical technology. This is …

Soft wearable rehabilitation robots with artificial muscles based on smart materials: a review

A Gonzalez-Vazquez, L Garcia, J Kilby… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wearables robots have gained attention for the rehabilitation of people with physical
disabilities. However, the current technology relies on heavy and bulky actuation …

Soft Fiber/Textile Actuators: From Design Strategies to Diverse Applications

E Xue, L Liu, W Wu, B Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fiber/textile-based actuators have garnered considerable attention due to their distinctive
attributes, encompassing higher degrees of freedom, intriguing deformations, and enhanced …

Self-powered strain sensing devices with wireless transmission: DIW-printed conductive hydrogel electrodes featuring stretchable and self-healing properties

C Cong, R Wang, W Zhu, X Zheng, F Sun… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
With rapid advancements in health and human–computer interaction, wearable electronic
skins (e-skins) designed for application on the human body provide a platform for real-time …

Kinetically tunable, active auxetic, and variable recruitment active textiles from hierarchical assemblies

R Granberry, J Barry, B Holschuh… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional textiles with programmable, multi‐axial, distributed, and scalable actuation
are highly desirable and presently unrealized. 1D torque‐unbalanced active yarns within 2D …

Development of a comfort suit-type soft-wearable robot with flexible artificial muscles for walking assistance

J Piao, M Kim, J Kim, C Kim, S Han, I Back, J Koh… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Anchoring components are added to wearable robots to ensure a stable interaction between
the suits and the human body and to minimize the displacement of the suits. However, these …

Smart clothing system with multiple sensors based on digital twin technology

F Yu, Z Chen, M Jiang, Z Tian… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart clothing is widely used for social safety, health monitoring, and sports monitoring.
Current research focuses on the use of various materials or sensors to implement smart …