Agile and versatile climbing on ferromagnetic surfaces with a quadrupedal robot

S Hong, Y Um, J Park, HW Park - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
A climbing robot that can rapidly move on diverse surfaces such as floors, walls, and ceilings
will have an enlarged operational workspace compared with other terrestrial robots …

Magneto-mechanical approach in biomedicine: Benefits, challenges, and future perspectives

AA Nikitin, AV Ivanova, AS Semkina… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The magneto-mechanical approach is a powerful technique used in many different
applications in biomedicine, including remote control enzyme activity, cell receptors, cancer …

Dynamic behavior of sandwich structures with magnetorheological elastomer: a review

U Sharif, B Sun, S Hussain, DS Ibrahim, OO Adewale… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Magnetorheological (MR) materials are classified as smart materials that can alter their
rheological features once exposed to peripheral magnetic fields. MR materials have been a …

Magnetic-responsive superhydrophobic surface of magnetorheological elastomers mimicking from lotus leaves to rose petals

S Chen, M Zhu, Y Zhang, S Dong, X Wang - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
In nature, many plants have evolved various wettability surfaces to survive and thrive in
diverse environments. For example, the superhydrophobic surface of lotus can keep itself …

Magnetorheological elastomers—An underestimated class of soft actuator materials

H Böse, T Gerlach, J Ehrlich - Journal of Intelligent Material …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the results of various investigations on the viscoelastic and magnetic
properties of magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) in magnetic fields of variable strength …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustic metamaterials with controllable bandgap gates based on magnetorheological elastomers

VN Gorshkov, OV Bereznykov, GK Boiger… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acoustic metamaterials allow for creating selective pass-and stop-bands on the frequency
spectrum. We demonstrate the possibility of designing acoustic metamaterials as core-shell …

[HTML][HTML] Giant magnetostriction in low-concentration magnetorheological elastomers

JA Silva, C Gouveia, G Dinis, AM Pinto… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are smart composite materials that can vary their
mechanical properties under the influence of an external magnetic field. In the present work …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical research of stress relaxation behavior of magnetorheological elastomer

TH Nam, I Petríková, B Marvalová - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents experimental research and viscoelastic modeling of stress relaxation
response of isotropic magnetorheological elastomer (MRE). The isotropic MRE has been …

Microstructured magnetoactive elastomers for switchable wettability

R Kriegl, G Kravanja, L Hribar, L Čoga… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
We demonstrate the control of wettability of non-structured and microstructured
magnetoactive elastomers (MAEs) by magnetic field. The synthesized composite materials …

Rheological properties of lithium-aluminum mixed-soap-based magnetorheological greases with clay minerals

K Qian, H Wang, X Ye, M Du, J Wang - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnetorheological grease (MRG) uses a high-viscosity grease as the base carrier fluid to
improve settling stability, which in turn increases the zero-field viscosity, further limiting the …