Mechanically-guided 3D assembly for architected flexible electronics

R Bo, S Xu, Y Yang, Y Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …

Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics

Y Roh, Y Lee, D Lim, D Gong, S Hwang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Strong tough thermogalvanic hydrogel thermocell with extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance

L Liu, D Zhang, P Bai, Y Mao, Q Li, J Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermocells can continuously convert heat into electricity, and they are widely used to
power wearable electronic devices. However, they have a risk of leakage and poor …

Deep learning aided inverse design of the buckling-guided assembly for 3D frame structures

T **, X Cheng, S Xu, Y Lai, Y Zhang - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Buckling-guided assembly of three-dimensional (3D) mesostructures from pre-defined 2D
precursor patterns has arisen increasing attention, owing to the compelling advantages in …

Multifunctional hydrogel sensor with curved macro cracks: a strategy for high sensitivity and wide detection range

Y Guo, H Guo, Y Han, X Chen, J Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐sensing in simple devices, but with a high sensitivity and a large detection range, is
desirable for soft machines. Stretchable sensors based on the resistance changes of bulk …

Templated laser-induced-graphene-based tactile sensors enable wearable health monitoring and texture recognition via deep neural network

J Ji, W Zhao, Y Wang, Q Li, G Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flexible tactile sensors show great potential for portable healthcare and environmental
monitoring applications. However, challenges persist in scaling up the manufacturing of …

Autonomous Self‐Sustained Liquid Crystal Actuators Enabling Active Photonic Applications

R Zheng, L Ma, W Feng, J Pan, Z Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in biomimicry have led to the rise of advanced robotics, posing promising
revolutions across a variety of fields. Programmable self‐sustained actuation in nature, such …

Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces

X Wang, S Li, JC Chang, J Liu, D Axinte… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
From power plants on land to bridges over the sea, safety-critical built environments require
periodic inspections for detecting issues to avoid functional discontinuities of these …

Omnidirectional configuration of stretchable strain sensor enabled by the strain engineering with chiral auxetic metamaterial

T Hu, T Pan, D Guo, Y ** small‐scale, lightweight, and flexible devices with integrated microactuators is
one of the critical challenges in wearable haptic devices, soft robotics, and microrobotics. In …