Bioinspired gradient structured soft actuators: From fabrication to application

H Liu, R Liu, K Chen, Y Liu, Y Zhao, X Cui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gradient structure inherent in the biological system plays a key role in facilitating
efficient and precise actuation. To date, bioinspired gradient structured soft actuators have a …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired strategies for the synthesis of hydrogel actuators and their applications

W Li, Q Guan, M Li, E Saiz, X Hou - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature endows numerous organisms with the ability to realize their basic physiological
activities through stimulus-responsive actuation. Inspired by these interesting biological …

A stretchable and conductive design based on multi-responsive hydrogel for self-sensing actuators

C Qian, Y Li, C Chen, L Han, Q Han, L Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intelligent hydrogel materials have significant potential for soft robotic applications due to
their sharply and reversibly responding to various external stimuli. However, obtaining a …

3D printing of polymer hydrogels—from basic techniques to programmable actuation

F Puza, K Lienkamp - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review discusses the currently available 3D printing approaches, design concepts, and
materials that are used to obtain programmable hydrogel actuators. These polymer …

Heterogeneity regulation of bilayer polysaccharide hydrogels for integrating pH-and humidity-responsive actuators and sensors

W Zeng, C Jiang, D Wu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bilayer hydrogel-based actuators have attracted much interest because inhomogeneous
structures are easily constructed in hydrogels. We used three kinds of polysaccharides …

Paper‐structure inspired multiresponsive hydrogels with solvent‐induced reversible information recording, self‐encryption, and multidecryption

Z Chen, Y Chen, Y Guo, Z Yang, H Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information recording and encryption/decryption functions are essential due to the
prevalence of counterfeiting activities and information leakage in the current age. However …

Flexible and wearable strain sensors based on conductive hydrogels

J Zhang, Q Zhang, X Liu, S ** actuators with high self-driving/sensing capabilities, as well as the real-time …

Exploring recent advancements and future prospects on coordination self-assembly of the regulated lanthanide-doped luminescent supramolecular hydrogels

F Ahmed, MM Hussain, WU Khan, H **ong - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lanthanide-derived flexible luminescent hydrogels have attracted attention due to their
unique physical, chemical, and biological properties, which enable the construction of …