Stimuli-responsive fiber/fabric actuators for intelligent soft robots: From current progress to future opportunities

M Zheng, M Liu, Y Cheng, W Chen, L Wang, X Qin - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioinspired soft actuators with adaptive, reconfigurable, and multifunctional features have
gained increasing attention in soft-robotic applications of intelligent responsive devices …

Strong yet tough catalyst‐free transesterification vitrimer with excellent fire‐retardancy, durability, and closed‐loop recyclability

G Ye, S Huo, C Wang, Q Zhang, H Wang, P Song, Z Liu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite great advances in vitrimer, it remains highly challenging to achieve a property
portfolio of excellent mechanical properties, desired durability, and high fire safety. Thus, a …

Self-Repairable Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Vitrimer Actuator with Multistimulus Responses and Programmable Morphing

L Jiang, M Li, J Sheng, C Chen, S Jiang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Smart shape-changing structures in aerospace applications are vulnerable to damage in
harsh environments. Balancing high mechanical performance with self-repair capabilities …

Ultra-robust, highly stretchable and ambient temperature rapid self-healing polyurethane/graphene elastomers enabled by multi-type hydrogen bonds

X Zhu, Y Hao, LF Huang, H Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial elastomers with self-healing functions are favored for their ability to repair damaged
defects. However, balancing their mechanical strength, stretchability, and fast room …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible Ti3C2Tx-Polyurethane Electrodes for Versatile Wearable Applications

Q Guo, K Chen, W Yu, M Peng, N Yi, Z Wang, P Zhou… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the development of science and technology, wearable electronics are increasingly
widely used in medical, environmental monitoring, and other fields. Thus, the demand for …

Bioinspired H‐Bonding Connected Gradient Nanostructure Actuators Based on Cellulose Nanofibrils and Graphene

Z Yang, Y Wang, L Lan, Y Wang, X Zhang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of flexible actuators with ultra‐fast actuation and robust mechanical
properties is crucial for soft robotics and smart devices, but still remains a challenge …

Biomimetic design of elastomers with improved mechanical properties by integrating hydrogen bonds with covalent crosslinking bonds

W Feng, S Zhu, Y Guo, Y Zhou, J Bu, M Fan… - Reactive and Functional …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is an important issue for rubber to realize reinforcement and expand application gallery in
material science and engineering. In the present work, we initiated a bioinspired design to …