Multi-stimuli-responsive programmable biomimetic actuator

Untethered small actuators have various applications but existing small-scale actuators are limited in their response to different stimuli. Here, we present a multiresponsive patternable actuator that can respond to humidity, temperature and light, via programmable structural changes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yue Dong, Jie Wang, Xukui Guo, Shanshan Yang, Mehmet Ozgun Ozen, Peng Chen, Xin Liu, Wei Du, Fei Xiao, Utkan Demirci, Bi-Feng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12044-5