Cellulose-based ionic conductor: An emerging material toward sustainable devices

Y Ye, L Yu, E Lizundia, Y Zhu, C Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart
electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and …

Biopolymer-based electrospun fibers in electrochemical devices: versatile platform for energy, environment, and health monitoring

SN Banitaba, SV Ebadi, P Salimi, A Bagheri… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical power tools are regarded as essential keys in a world that is becoming
increasingly reliant on fossil fuels in order to meet the challenges of rapidly depleting fossil …

A processable, high-performance dielectric elastomer and multilayering process

Y Shi, E Askounis, R Plamthottam, T Libby, Z Peng… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) can act as deformable capacitors that generate mechanical work
in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone …

PEDOT-based conducting polymer actuators

F Hu, Y Xue, J Xu, B Lu - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Conducting polymers, particularly poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) and its
complex with poly (styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS), provide a promising materials platform …

Electroactive polymer-based composites for artificial muscle-like actuators: a review

AV Maksimkin, T Dayyoub, DV Telyshev… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unlike traditional actuators, such as piezoelectric ceramic or metallic actuators, polymer
actuators are currently attracting more interest in biomedicine due to their unique properties …

Highly flexible, large-deformation ionic polymer metal composites for artificial muscles: Fabrication, properties, applications, and prospects

H Wang, L Yang, Y Yang, D Zhang, A Tian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Intelligent materials are one of the important directions in the development of modern high-
tech new materials, realizing structural functionalization and functional diversification. As a …

Body-temperature softening electronic ink for additive manufacturing of transformative bioelectronics via direct writing

DA Kwon, S Lee, CY Kim, I Kang, S Park… - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Mechanically transformative electronic systems (TESs) built using gallium have emerged as
an innovative class of electronics due to their ability to switch between rigid and flexible …

Soft Sensors and Actuators for Wearable Human–Machine Interfaces

J Park, Y Lee, S Cho, A Choe, J Yeom, YG Ro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Haptic human–machine interfaces (HHMIs) combine tactile sensation and haptic feedback
to allow humans to interact closely with machines and robots, providing immersive …

Polymer-based MEMS electromagnetic actuator for biomedical application: A review

J Yunas, B Mulyanti, I Hamidah, M Mohd Said… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, we present a comprehensive review of polymer-based microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS) electromagnetic (EM) actuators and their implementation in the biomedical …

Fluid-driven artificial muscles: bio-design, manufacturing, sensing, control, and applications

C Zhang, P Zhu, Y Lin, W Tang, Z Jiao, H Yang… - Bio-Design and …, 2021 - Springer
Developing artificial muscles that can replace biological muscles to accomplish various
tasks is what we have long been aiming for. Recent advances in flexible materials and 3D …