[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 …

3D Printing Manufacturing of Lithium Batteries: Prospects and Challenges Toward Practical Applications

S Huo, L Sheng, B Su, W Xue, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The manufacturing and assembly of components within cells have a direct impact on the
sample performance. Conventional processes restrict the shapes, dimensions, and …

Multi-material 3D nanoprinting for structures to functional micro/nanosystems

Y Duan, W Xie, Z Yin, YA Huang - International Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Multi-material 3D fabrication at the nanoscale has been a long-sought goal in additive
manufacturing, with great potential for the direct construction of functional …

A tree-root mimicked Janus evaporator for solar evaporation of saturated saline water

Z Wang, Z Zhan, Y Li, M Xie, H Kong, H Duan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar water evaporation is attracting tremendous attention due to its promising applications
in seawater desalination, clean water production and purification with high efficiency and …

Mechanism and manufacturing of 4D printing: derived and beyond the combination of 3D printing and shape memory material

P Feng, F Yang, J Jia, J Zhang, W Tan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Four-dimensional (4D) printing is regarded as a methodology that links 3D printing
to time, which is characterized by the evolution of predetermined structures or functions for …

A magnetic field-driven multi-functional “medical ship” for intestinal tissue collection in vivo

J Liu, Z Huang, H Yue, R Zhuang, L Li, X Chang… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The incidence of intestinal cancer has risen significantly. Because of the many challenges
posed by the complex environment of the intestine, it is difficult to diagnose accurately and …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-metal soft electronics coupled with multi-legged robots for targeted delivery in the gastrointestinal tract

Z Ye, L Zheng, J He, J Lin, Y Chen, H Yu, Y Wang… - Device, 2024 - cell.com
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems …

Design of a bio-inspired untethered soft octopodal robot driven by magnetic field

R Xu, Q Xu - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inspired by insects in nature, an increasing number of soft robots have been proposed to
mimic their locomotion patterns. As a wireless actuation method, the magnetic actuation …

Design and manufacturing of micro/nanorobots

J Liu, R Zhuang, D Zhou, X Chang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) capable of performing tasks at the micro-and nanoscale hold
great promise for applications in cutting-edge fields such as biomedical engineering …

Integrated 3D printing of reconfigurable soft machines with magnetically actuated crease-assisted pixelated structures

Y Zhang, X Zhu, H Chen, R Wang, S Qiu, H Zhang… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reconfigurable magnetic soft machines have a wide range of applications in soft robotics,
aerospace, medical devices and flexible electronics. However, the high-precision …