Light‐driven actuation of synthetic polymers is an emerging field of interest because it offers
simple remote addressing without complicated hydraulic, electric, or magnetic systems …

Real-time monitoring of strain/stress in polymers is a big challenge to date. Herein, we for
the first time report an ESIPT (excited-state intramolecular proton transfer)-based …

Today the developed yarn muscles or actuators still cannot satisfy the requirements of
working in high-temperature environments. Thermal resistivity is highly needed in …

The advancement in thermosensitive active hydrogels has opened promising opportunities
to dynamic full‐thickness skin wound healing. However, conventional hydrogels lack …

To address the lack of a suitable electrolyte that supports the stable operation of the
electrochemical yarn muscles in air, an ionic‐liquid‐in‐nanofibers sheathed carbon …

Remotely addressable actuators are of great interest in fields like microrobotics and smart
textiles because of their simplicity, integrity, flexibility, and lightweight. However, most of the …

Shape memory polymer fibers (SMPFs) are an important branch of intelligent fibers. Due to
their ability to deform under external stimuli, shape memory polymer fibers have been used …

This paper reviews materials and structures displaying non-conventional deformations as a
response to different actuations (eg, electricity, heat and mechanical loading). Due to the …

Artificial muscles, as the name suggests, can generate contractile force and movement from
another source of energy in response to an external stimulus. Moisture-responsive artificial …

Recently, researches on artificial muscles for imitating the functions of the natural muscles
has attracted wide attention. The fiber-shape actuators, shape-memory materials or …