Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity

The capability of stimulated response by mechanical deformation to induce motion or actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and soft robots. Various biomimetic soft robots are constructed to demonstrate the vast versatility of responses and flexibili...

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Main Author: Yang, Xuesong (author)
Other Authors: Lan, Linfeng (author), Pan, Xiuhong (author), Di, Qi (author), Liu, Xiaokong (author), Li, Liang (author), Naumov, Panče (author), Zhang, Hongyu (author)
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://depot.sorbonne.ae/handle/20.500.12458/1394
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Pan, Xiuhong
Di, Qi
Liu, Xiaokong
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Lan, Linfeng
Pan, Xiuhong
Di, Qi
Liu, Xiaokong
Li, Liang
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Zhang, Hongyu
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Polymers
Sensors and Biosensors
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description The capability of stimulated response by mechanical deformation to induce motion or actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and soft robots. Various biomimetic soft robots are constructed to demonstrate the vast versatility of responses and flexibility in shape-shifting. We now report that the integration of organic molecular crystals and polymers brings about synergistic improvement in the performance of both materials as a hybrid materials class, with the polymers adding hygroresponsive and thermally responsive functionalities to the crystals. The resulting hybrid dynamic elements respond within milliseconds, which represents several orders of magnitude of improvement in the time response relative to some other type of common actuators. Combining molecular crystals with polymers brings crystals as largely overlooked materials much closer to specific applications in soft (micro)robotics and related fields.
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spelling Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidityYang, XuesongLan, LinfengPan, XiuhongDi, QiLiu, XiaokongLi, LiangNaumov, PančeZhang, HongyuActuatorsMechanical propertiesOrganic molecules in materials sciencePolymersSensors and BiosensorsThe capability of stimulated response by mechanical deformation to induce motion or actuation is the foundation of lightweight organic, dynamic materials for designing light and soft robots. Various biomimetic soft robots are constructed to demonstrate the vast versatility of responses and flexibility in shape-shifting. We now report that the integration of organic molecular crystals and polymers brings about synergistic improvement in the performance of both materials as a hybrid materials class, with the polymers adding hygroresponsive and thermally responsive functionalities to the crystals. The resulting hybrid dynamic elements respond within milliseconds, which represents several orders of magnitude of improvement in the time response relative to some other type of common actuators. Combining molecular crystals with polymers brings crystals as largely overlooked materials much closer to specific applications in soft (micro)robotics and related fields.2023-04-26T04:36:30Z2023-04-26T04:36:30Z2023Controlled Vocabulary for Resource Type Genres::text::periodical::journal::contribution to journal::journal articleapplication/pdf10.1038/s41467-023-37964-12041-1723https://depot.sorbonne.ae/handle/20.500.12458/139410.1038/s41467-023-37964-1enNature Communicationsoai:depot.sorbonne.ae:20.500.12458/13942023-06-14T09:36:15Z
spellingShingle Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
Yang, Xuesong
Actuators
Mechanical properties
Organic molecules in materials science
Polymers
Sensors and Biosensors
title Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
title_full Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
title_fullStr Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
title_full_unstemmed Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
title_short Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
title_sort Bioinspired soft robots based on organic polymer-crystal hybrid materials with response to temperature and humidity
topic Actuators
Mechanical properties
Organic molecules in materials science
Polymers
Sensors and Biosensors
url https://depot.sorbonne.ae/handle/20.500.12458/1394