3D-printed PEDOT: PSS for soft robotics

J Li, J Cao, B Lu, G Gu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Soft robotics is an emerging technology requiring conductive materials with inherently high
compliance to sense, control or actuate. Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene …

Transparent electronics for wearable electronics application

D Won, J Bang, SH Choi, KR Pyun, S Jeong… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recent advancements in wearable electronics offer seamless integration with the human
body for extracting various biophysical and biochemical information for real-time health …

Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

Y Dong, L Wang, N Xia, Z Yang, C Zhang, C Pan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …

Green flexible electronics: natural materials, fabrication, and applications

Z Hui, L Zhang, G Ren, G Sun, HD Yu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of plastic electronics satisfies the increasing demand for flexible electronics.
However, it has caused severe ecological problems. Flexible electronics based on natural …

Vascular smooth muscle-inspired architecture enables soft yet tough self-healing materials for durable capacitive strain-sensor

FY Sun, LF Liu, T Liu, XB Wang, Q Qi, ZS Hang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Catastrophically mechanical failure of soft self-healing materials is unavoidable due to their
inherently poor resistance to crack propagation. Here, with a model system, ie, soft self …

Artificial neuron devices

K He, C Wang, Y He, J Su, X Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Efforts to design devices emulating complex cognitive abilities and response processes of
biological systems have long been a coveted goal. Recent advancements in flexible …

Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

Locally controllable magnetic soft actuators with reprogrammable contraction-derived motions

Y Wu, S Zhang, Y Yang, Z Li, Y Wei, Y Ji - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …

Programmable nanocomposites of cellulose nanocrystals and zwitterionic hydrogels for soft robotics

R Nasseri, N Bouzari, J Huang, H Golzar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have garnered significant attention as a versatile class of soft
actuators. Introducing anisotropic properties, and shape-change programmability to …

A versatile jellyfish-like robotic platform for effective underwater propulsion and manipulation

T Wang, HJ Joo, S Song, W Hu, C Keplinger… - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Underwater devices are critical for environmental applications. However, existing prototypes
typically use bulky, noisy actuators and limited configurations. Consequently, they struggle …