Recent progress in advanced tactile sensing technologies for soft grippers

J Qu, B Mao, Z Li, Y Xu, K Zhou, X Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tactile sensing technology is crucial for soft grippers. Soft grippers equipped with intelligent
tactile sensing systems based on various sensors can interact safely with the unstructured …

Structural design and fabrication of multifunctional nanocarbon materials for extreme environmental applications

S Wu, H Li, DN Futaba, G Chen, C Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme environments represent numerous harsh environmental conditions, such as
temperature, pressure, corrosion, and radiation. The tolerance of applications in extreme …

What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles

DR Higueras-Ruiz, K Nishikawa… - Bioinspiration & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Interest in emulating the properties of biological muscles that allow for fast adaptability and
control in unstructured environments has motivated researchers to develop new soft …

Dual‐Channel Flexible Strain Sensors Based on Mechanofluorescent and Conductive Hydrogel Laminates

G Lin, M Si, L Wang, S Wei, W Lu, H Liu… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible strain sensors are of great importance in many emerging applications for human
motion monitoring, implanted devices, and human–machine interactive systems. However …

Bioinspired adaptive, elastic, and conductive graphene structured thin-films achieving high-efficiency underwater detection and vibration perception

Q Wang, P Xiao, W Zhou, Y Liang, G Yin, Q Yang… - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
Underwater exploration has been an attractive topic for understanding the very nature of the
lakes and even deep oceans. In recent years, extensive efforts have been devoted to …

Janus 2D materials via asymmetric molecular functionalization

V Montes-García, P Samorì - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Janus two-dimensional materials (2DMs) are a novel class of 2DMs in which the two faces of
the material are either asymmetrically functionalized or are exposed to a different local …

Breakup-free and colorful liquid metal thin films via electrochemical oxidation

Y Chen, B Ma, G Chen, J Zhang, D Feng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thin-film metal conductors featuring high conductivity and stretchability are basic building
blocks for high-performance conformable electronics. Gallium-based liquid metals are …

Biomimetic Janus photonic soft actuator with structural color self-reporting

Y Qi, C Zhou, Y Qiu, X Cao, W Niu, S Wu, Y Zheng… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft actuators with variable signal/color play an important role in the fields of targeted
locomotion, artificial phototropism, drug screening, cargo transportation, and interactive …

Liquid-free ionic conductive elastomers with high mechanical strength and rapid healable ability

P Sang, R Li, K Zhang, G Chen, K Zhao… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid-free ionic conductive elastomers (ICEs) are used in flexible electronic components
because they solve liquid leakage and evaporation problems. In everyday use, we often …

Bionic adaptive thin‐membranes sensory system based on microspring effect for high‐sensitive airflow perception and noncontact manipulation

W Zhou, P Xiao, Y Liang, Q Wang, D Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently airflow sensors based on mechanical deformation mechanisms have drawn
extensive attention due to their favorable flexibility and sensitivity. However, the fabrication …