Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Smart mechanoluminescent phosphors: a review of strontium‐aluminate‐based materials, properties, and their advanced application technologies

Z Huang, B Chen, B Ren, D Tu, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanoluminescence, a smart luminescence phenomenon in which light energy is directly
produced by a mechanical force, has recently received significant attention because of its …

Mechanoluminescence and photoluminescence heterojunction for superior multimode sensing platform of friction, force, pressure, and temperature in fibers and 3D …

T Zheng, M Runowski, IR Martín… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Endowing a single material with various types of luminescence, that is, exhibiting a
simultaneous optical response to different stimuli, is vital in various fields. A …

Near‐Infrared Mechanoluminescence of Cr3+ Doped Gallate Spinel and Magnetoplumbite Smart Materials

S Liu, Y Zheng, D Peng, J Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanoluminescence (ML), as an optical response to deformation stimuli, shows great
potential in high‐end stress sensing, ultrasonic field visualization, and multidimensional anti …

Mechanoluminescent-triboelectric bimodal sensors for self-powered sensing and intelligent control

B Zhou, J Liu, X Huang, X Qiu, X Yang, H Shao… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Self-powered flexible devices with skin-like multiple sensing ability have attracted great
attentions due to their broad applications in the Internet of Things (IoT). Various methods …

A “test-to-treat” pad for real-time visual monitoring of bacterial infection and on-site performing smart therapy strategies

C Zhao, Y Li, J Zhao, H Li, J Xu, Z Gao, C Ding… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Skin infections are major threats to human health, causing∼ 500 incidences per 10 000
person-year. In patients with diabetes mellitus, particularly, skin infections are often …

Bioinspired bimodal mechanosensors with real‐time, visualized information display for intelligent control

X Qiu, J Liu, B Zhou, X Zhang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Imitating mechano‐sensing luminescence of organisms has long been envisaged to
achieve dynamic and real‐time visualized information display, however, it remains …

Ultrasensitive and robust mechanoluminescent living composites

C Li, N Schramma, Z Wang, NF Qari, M Jalaal… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Mechanosensing, the transduction of extracellular mechanical stimuli into intracellular
biochemical signals, is a fundamental property of living cells. However, endowing synthetic …

Stress‐triggered mechanoluminescence in ZnO‐based heterojunction for flexible and stretchable mechano‐optics

L Li, C Cai, X Lv, X Shi, D Peng, J Qiu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the forthcoming global energy crisis, the search for energy‐saving materials has
intensified. Over the past two decades, mechanically induced luminescent materials have …

Unraveling Mechanoluminescent Mechanisms in Doped CaZnOS Materials: Co‐Mediation of Trap‐Controlled and Non‐Trap‐Controlled Processes

W Li, Y Cai, J Chang, S Wang, J Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Doped CaZnOS materials show great potential for mechanoluminescence (ML) applications
spanning the ultraviolet‐visible‐near infrared (UV–vis–NIR) range. However, conflicting …