A Review of Recent Advances in Electrically Driven Polymer‐Based Flexible Actuators: Smart Materials, Structures, and Their Applications

J Ahn, J Gu, J Choi, C Han, Y Jeong… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer‐based flexible actuators have recently attracted significant attention owing to their
great potentials in soft robotics, wearables, haptics, and medical devices. In particular …

A mechanically resilient and tissue‐conformable hydrogel with hemostatic and antibacterial capabilities for wound Care

J Park, TY Kim, Y Kim, S An, KS Kim, M Kang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are used in wound dressings because of their tissue‐like softness and
biocompatibility. However, the clinical translation of hydrogels remains challenging because …

Smart film actuators for biomedical applications

Z Zhang, Y Wang, Q Wang, L Shang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Taking inspiration from the extremely flexible motion abilities in natural organisms, soft
actuators have emerged in the past few decades. Particularly, smart film actuators (SFAs) …

High-performance electrified hydrogel actuators based on wrinkled nanomembrane electrodes for untethered insect-scale soft aquabots

J Ko, C Kim, D Kim, Y Song, S Lee, B Yeom, J Huh… - Science robotics, 2022 - science.org
Hydrogels have diverse chemical properties and can exhibit reversibly large mechanical
deformations in response to external stimuli; these characteristics suggest that hydrogels are …

3D printing magnetic actuators for biomimetic applications

X Cao, S Xuan, S Sun, Z Xu, J Li… - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic actuators with stimuli-responsiveness, adaptivity, and designability have
attracted extensive attention. Recently, soft intelligent actuators based on stimuli-responsive …

Hydrogen bonding enables polymer hydrogels with pH‐induced reversible dynamic responsive behaviors

R Cheng, M Xu, X Zhang, J Jiang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (acrylic acid‐co‐N‐vinylcaprolactam)(PAN) hydrogels containing multiple hydrogen
bonds can exhibit pH‐induced reversible dynamic responsive behaviors. When placing a …

Versatile Agar‐Zwitterion Hybrid Hydrogels for Temperature Self‐Sensing and Electro‐Responsive Actuation

J Yang, W Huang, K Peng, Z Cheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although recent years have seen considerable interest in stimuli‐responsive hydrogels, their
strict preparation conditions and narrow applicability limit their use as diverse sensors and …

Advances and challenges of hydrogel materials for robotic and sensing applications

Y Ouyang, G Huang, J Cui, H Zhu, G Yan… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are soft materials composed of a three-dimensional (3D) hydrophilic polymer
network filled with a large amount of water. Different from rigid machines, hydrogel-based …

Antiliquid-interfering, antibacteria, and adhesive wearable strain sensor based on superhydrophobic and conductive composite hydrogel

Z Wang, X Zhang, T Cao, T Wang, L Sun… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conductive hydrogels are promising multifunctional materials for wearable sensors, but their
practical applications require combined properties that are difficult to achieve. Herein, we …

Multifunctional gradient hydrogel with ultrafast thermo-responsive actuation and ultrahigh conductivity

H Liu, X Jia, R Liu, K Chen, Z Wang, T Lyu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired hydrogels with both outstanding actuation and conductivity still remain
challenging. Here, we use a simple and universal method to fabricate an octopus-tentacle …