Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators: The role of material, form, and scaling effects

MS Kim, JK Heo, H Rodrigue, HT Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

Intelligent materials and nanomaterials improving physical properties and control oriented on electronic implementations

A Massaro - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The review highlights possible research topics matching the experimental physics of matter
with advances in electronics to improve the intelligent design and control of innovative smart …

SonoTransformers: Transformable acoustically activated wireless microscale machines

Z Zhang, Z Shi, D Ahmed - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Shape transformation, a key mechanism for organismal survival and adaptation, has gained
importance in developing synthetic shape-shifting systems with diverse applications ranging …

Self‐Assembly for Creating Vertically‐Aligned Graphene Micro Helices with Monolayer Graphene as Chiral Metamaterials

Z Lin, C Mikhael, C Dai, JH Cho - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene's emergence enables creating chiral metamaterials in helical shapes for terahertz
(THz) applications, overcoming material limitations. However, practical implementation …

Nano voyagers: Pioneering a new frontier in cancer treatment with nanorobots as drug transporters

A Shinde, SB Prasad, DA Srinivasarao, S Shah… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a formidable global challenge necessitating innovative solutions for
effective treatment. Tumor relapse and metastasis stay the limitations of current anticancer …

Shape Memory Graphene Nanocomposites—Fundamentals, Properties, and Significance

A Kausar, I Ahmad, O Aldaghri, KH Ibnaouf, MH Eisa - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Shape memory nanocomposites are excellent smart materials which can switch between a
variable temporary shape and their original shape upon exposure to external stimuli such as …

A deep insight into the mechanical properties of Mg-Sc alloys through DFT

W Zhao, Y Zhao, X Tian, C Tan, K Zhang - Computational Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Mg-Sc alloy is the lightest shape-memory alloy (SMA) discovered so far, offering a new
material platform for lightweight SMAs. The main challenge for this system is to reveal its …

External power-driven micro/nanorobots: Design, fabrication, and functionalization for tumor diagnosis and therapy

M An, Y Feng, Y Liu, H Yang - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a significant threat to human health and life, and there are still many
challenges left to overcome with regard to its diagnosis and effective therapy …

Strain Engineering: Perfecting Freestanding Perovskite Oxide Fabrication

S Yun, TE le Cozannet, CH Christoffersen, E Brand… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freestanding oxide membranes provide a promising path for integrating devices on silicon
and flexible platforms. To ensure optimal device performance, these membranes must be of …

Advancing Energy‐Storage Performance in Freestanding Ferroelectric Thin Films: Insights from Phase‐Field Simulations

C Guo, H Yang, S Dong, S Tang, J Wang… - Advanced Electronic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in flexible electronics are driving the development of ferroelectric thin‐film
capacitors toward flexibility and high energy storage performance. In the present work, the …