Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Fluid manipulation plays an important role in biomedical applications such as biochemical
assays, medical diagnostics, and drug development. Programmable fluidic manipulation at …

Sophisticated sensing and actuation capabilities of many living organisms in nature have
inspired scientists to develop biomimetic somatosensory soft robots. Herein, the design and …

The utilization of nonlinear vibration patterns in fluid-structure coupling dynamics systems is
a potential strategy for real-time sensing technologies of microfluidic devices. In the systems …

Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) that combine rubbery elasticity with structural
colour from self-assembled helical nanostructures are of paramount importance for diverse …

Integrating sense in a thin artificial muscle fiber for environmental adaption and actuation
path tracing, as a snail tentacle does, is highly needed but still challenging because of the …

Biological tubular actuators show diverse deformations, which allow for sophisticated
deformations with well-defined degrees of freedom (DOF). Nonetheless, synthetic active …

High-performance yarn artificial muscles are highly desirable as miniature actuators,
sensors, energy harvesters, and soft robotics. However, achieving a yarn artificial muscle …

As mechanical devices for moving or controlling mechanisms or systems, actuators have
attracted increasing attention in various fields. Compared to traditional actuators with rigid …

Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …