Applications of graphene in five senses, nervous system, and artificial muscles

J Pang, S Peng, C Hou, H Zhao, Y Fan, C Ye… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene remains of great interest in biomedical applications because of biocompatibility.
Diseases relating to human senses interfere with life satisfaction and happiness. Therefore …

A review of recent manufacturing technologies for sustainable soft actuators

M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi - International Journal of Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Soft actuators have brought significant advancements to robotics, allowing robots to perform
a diverse range of tasks across various domains. However, the increased use of soft …

Bio-inspired anisotropic hydrogels and their applications in soft actuators and robots

Z Chen, H Wang, Y Cao, Y Chen, O Akkus, H Liu… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Hydrogels offer great potential for the development of soft actuators and robots owing to their
water-rich structures, remarkable biocompatibility, and responsiveness to various stimuli …

Nacre-inspired composite film with mechanical robustness for highly efficient actuator powered by humidity gradients

J Wei, S Jia, C Ma, J Guan, C Yan, L Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring and fabricating smart actuating materials that strike the perfect balance between
humidity response and mechanical integrity (especially wet tensile strength) via reasonable …

Recent advances of biomass-based smart hydrogel Actuators: A review

M Yang, Y Liu, G Duan, Z Liang, Y Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the characteristics of a large amount of water inside, good softness, and ability to
respond to various external stimuli, smart hydrogels have attracted great attention in the field …

Multifunctional actuator based on graphene/PDMS composite materials with shape programmable configuration and high photothermal conversion capability

J Chen, Y Cao, J Pei, H Zhao - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoresponsive smart actuators based on carbon materials are attracting increasing
attention. However, the low content of carbon materials currently limits the development of …

A novel Fe3O4/CuOx nanozyme: Intrinsic peroxidase-like activity to kill bacteria and sterilize wounds

M Ding, L Du, A Guo, B Qin, X Zhang, K Wu… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, we report a Fe 3 O 4/CuO x composite with intrinsic highly peroxidase-like activity.
The Fe 3 O 4/CuO x composite maintained high activity in the normal skin pH range (4.0 …

Personalized medical devices connect monitoring and assistance: emerging wearable soft robotics

B Wang, S Zhou, S Jiang, S Qin, B Gao - Analytical chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
As wearable health devices have the ability of intelligent monitoring, they are becoming
cutting-edge technology in medical and health fields. However, the simplification of functions …

Bioinspired strategies for biomimetic actuators from ultrafast to ultraslow

M Yang, F Zhang, S Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Motile plant tissues can control their configurations and regulate their motion speed
according to their specific requirements, which offer various protypes for biomimetic …

Multi-responsive and programmable actuators made with nacre-inspired graphene oxide-bacterial cellulose film

K Yang, W Cai, M Lan, Y Ye, Z Tang, Q Guo, M Weng - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, graphene oxide (GO)-based multi-responsive actuators have attracted great
interest due to their board application in soft robots, artificial muscles, and intelligent …