Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications

T Zhu, Y Ni, GM Biesold, Y Cheng, M Ge, H Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel-based conductive materials for smart wearable devices have attracted increasing
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …

Hydrogel‐based flexible electronics

L Hu, PL Chee, S Sugiarto, Y Yu, C Shi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible electronics is an emerging field of research involving multiple disciplines, which
include but not limited to physics, chemistry, materials science, electronic engineering, and …

Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels

T Li, S Yu, B Sun, Y Li, X Wang, Y Pan, C Song… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Swimming microrobots guided in the circulation system offer considerable promise in
precision medicine but currently suffer from problems such as limited adhesion to blood …

Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges

Y Chen, Y Zhang, H Li, J Shen, F Zhang, J He, J Lin… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …

Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Bioinspired light-fueled water-walking soft robots based on liquid crystal network actuators with polymerizable miniaturized gold nanorods

X Yang, Y Chen, X Zhang, P Xue, P Lv, Y Yang… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Walking on water is a unique locomotion mode found in aquatic living creatures. However, it
remains challenging to create light-driven aquatic soft robots that can walk freely on water …

Recent progress in active mechanical metamaterials and construction principles

J Qi, Z Chen, P Jiang, W Hu, Y Wang, Z Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Active mechanical metamaterials (AMMs)(or smart mechanical metamaterials) that combine
the configurations of mechanical metamaterials and the active control of stimuli‐responsive …

Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Light-triggered multi-joint microactuator fabricated by two-in-one femtosecond laser writing

C Xin, Z Ren, L Zhang, L Yang, D Wang, Y Hu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Inspired by the flexible joints of humans, actuators containing soft joints have been
developed for various applications, including soft grippers, artificial muscles, and wearable …

Robust, healable, self-locomotive integrated robots enabled by noncovalent assembled gradient nanostructure

Y Wang, G Su, J Li, Q Guo, Y Miao, X Zhang - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Integration, being lightweight, and intelligence are important orientations for the future
advancement of soft robots. However, existing soft robots are generally hydrogels or silicone …