Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics

Y Roh, Y Lee, D Lim, D Gong, S Hwang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Smart wearables addressing gait disorders: A review

N Biswas, S Chakrabarti, LD Jones, S Ashili - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gait disorders are disorders related to the movement of a person which often leads to the
inability to walk. Wearable technology in the form of consumer smart wearable devices can …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable stretchable batteries for next-generation wearables

A Rahmanudin, Z Khan, K Tybrandt… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Next-generation wearables will interface intimately with the human body either on-skin,
implanted or woven into clothing. This requires electrical components that match the …

Self‐Healing, Recyclable, Biodegradable, Electrically Conductive Vitrimer Coating for Soft Robotics

G Spallanzani, M Najafi, M Zahid… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sensors and transducers enable the robots' movements and interactions with humans and
the environment. Particularly, tactile and motion sensors, even those inspired by the human …

Functional Gel-Based Electrochemical Energy Storage

JGA Ruthes, S Arnold, K Prenger, AC Jaski… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of flexible and wearable electronics has grown in recent years with
applications in different fields of industry and science. Consequently, the necessity of …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing, stretchable and recyclable polyurethane-PEDOT: PSS conductive blends

J Kim, J Fan, G Petrossian, X Zhou, P Kateb… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Future electronics call for materials with mechanical toughness, flexibility, and stretchability.
Moreover, self-healing and recyclability are highly desirable to mitigate the escalating …

Stretching-Induced 2D-to-3D Shape Transformation of an Elastic Composite for Sensitivity-Tailorable Soft Electronics

X Cui, M Dang, J Jiang, ZT Liu, ZW Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The shapes of rubbers and elastomers are challenging to alter, and current methods relying
on permanent plasticity and dynamic cross-linking strategies are usually laborious and can …

Sculpting Liquid Metal Stabilized Interfaces: A Gateway for Liquid Electronics

R Mahapatra, S Das, AK Gill, D Singh, A Sangwan… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid electronics foresee potential applications in soft-robotics, printed electronics, and
healable electronics. The intrinsic shortcomings of the solid-state electronics can be offset by …

[HTML][HTML] Shape-memory and self-healing properties of sustainable cellulosic nanofibers-based hybrid materials for novel applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Al Rashid, SMZS Bukhari… - Giant, 2024 - Elsevier
In the era of smart and sustainable technology driven by naturally occurring materials,
various nanocellulose-based materials play a crucial role. Shape memory behaviour and …

[HTML][HTML] Soft and Conductive Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Electrodes for Electrocardiogram Monitoring

D Lee, J Song, J Kim, J Lee, D Son, M Shin - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The measurement of biosignals in the clinical and healthcare fields is fundamental;
however, conventional electrodes pose challenges such as incomplete skin contact and skin …