Mechanically-guided 3D assembly for architected flexible electronics

R Bo, S Xu, Y Yang, Y Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of magneto-active smart materials for advanced actuators and soft robotics applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Tariq, M Hossain, KA Khan… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …

Magnetic soft microfiberbots for robotic embolization

X Liu, L Wang, Y Xiang, F Liao, N Li, J Li, J Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors are leading life-threatening diseases worldwide. By
deliberately occluding the target lesion to reduce the blood supply, embolization has been …

A 3D‐Printed ferromagnetic liquid crystal elastomer with programmed dual‐anisotropy and multi‐responsiveness

Y Sun, L Wang, Z Zhu, X Li, H Sun, Y Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) and magnetic soft materials are promising active materials
in many emerging fields, such as soft robotics. Despite the high demand for developing …

[HTML][HTML] A magnetic multi-layer soft robot for on-demand targeted adhesion

Z Chen, Y Wang, H Chen, J Law, H Pu, S Xie… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Magnetic soft robots have shown great potential for biomedical applications due to their high
shape reconfigurability, motion agility, and multi-functionality in physiological environments …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of thermosets with diverse rheological and functional applicabilities

Y Sun, L Wang, Y Ni, H Zhang, X Cui, J Li, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermosets such as silicone are ubiquitous. However, existing manufacturing of thermosets
involves either a prolonged manufacturing cycle (eg, reaction injection molding), low …

Intelligent micro/nanomotors: Fabrication, propulsion, and biomedical applications

J Ye, Y Fan, G Niu, B Zhou, Y Kang, X Ji - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Intelligent micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are unique devices at the micro-or nanoscale that
achieve active movement in various liquid environments by converting different forms of …

Inverse design of magneto-active metasurfaces and robots: Theory, computation, and experimental validation

C Wang, Z Zhao, XS Zhang - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Magneto-active structures can undergo rapid and reversible deformations under untethered
magnetic fields. The capability to design such structures to achieve programmable shape …

Magnetic field-assisted manufacturing of groove-structured flexible actuators with enhanced performance

H Sun, C Zhang, C Pan, Z Hu, Y Huang, D Tang… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Magnetic flexible actuators with hard-magnetic particles (NdFeB) as inlays have attracted
widespread attention due to their small size, wireless control capability, and diverse …

Thin‐film‐shaped flexible actuators

W Pang, S Xu, L Liu, R Bo… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐like and creature‐like systems are one of the most representative imaginary
blueprints of future robots. To fulfill this blueprint, the development of high‐performance …