Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators
Magnetically driven soft actuators are unique because they are fast, remote‐controlled, conformal to rigid objects, and safe to interact with humans. Despite these multiple functionalities, a broader utilization of such actuators is hindered by the high cost and equipment‐intensive nature of current...
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| author | Julia A. Carpenter Thomas B. Eberle Simone Schuerle Ahmad Rafsanjani André R. Studart |
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| description | Magnetically driven soft actuators are unique because they are fast, remote‐controlled, conformal to rigid objects, and safe to interact with humans. Despite these multiple functionalities, a broader utilization of such actuators is hindered by the high cost and equipment‐intensive nature of currently available manufacturing processes. Herein, a simple fabrication route for magneto‐responsive soft actuators is described using cost‐effective and broadly available raw materials and equipment. The method utilizes castable silicone resins that are loaded with magnetic particles and subsequently magnetized under an external magnetic field. The experimental investigation of silicone‐based composites prepared with particles of distinct chemistries, sizes, and morphologies enables the identification of the raw materials and magnetization conditions required for the process. This leads to functional soft actuators with programmable magnetic patterns that are capable of performing pick‐and‐place, lifting, catching, and moving tasks under the remote action of an external magnetic field. By removing manufacturing hurdles associated with costly raw materials and equipment, the proposed approach is expected to facilitate the design, implementation, and exploitation of the unique functionalities of magneto‐controlled soft actuators in a wider number of applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c8417b197d34c3f82fc409b396570cf2022-12-21T21:26:19ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672021-08-0138n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202000283Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft ActuatorsJulia A. Carpenter0Thomas B. Eberle1Simone Schuerle2Ahmad Rafsanjani3André R. Studart4Complex Materials Department of Materials ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 SwitzerlandComplex Materials Department of Materials ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 SwitzerlandDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology Institute for Translational Medicine ETH Zurich Zurich 8093 SwitzerlandComplex Materials Department of Materials ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 SwitzerlandComplex Materials Department of Materials ETH Zürich Zürich 8093 SwitzerlandMagnetically driven soft actuators are unique because they are fast, remote‐controlled, conformal to rigid objects, and safe to interact with humans. Despite these multiple functionalities, a broader utilization of such actuators is hindered by the high cost and equipment‐intensive nature of currently available manufacturing processes. Herein, a simple fabrication route for magneto‐responsive soft actuators is described using cost‐effective and broadly available raw materials and equipment. The method utilizes castable silicone resins that are loaded with magnetic particles and subsequently magnetized under an external magnetic field. The experimental investigation of silicone‐based composites prepared with particles of distinct chemistries, sizes, and morphologies enables the identification of the raw materials and magnetization conditions required for the process. This leads to functional soft actuators with programmable magnetic patterns that are capable of performing pick‐and‐place, lifting, catching, and moving tasks under the remote action of an external magnetic field. By removing manufacturing hurdles associated with costly raw materials and equipment, the proposed approach is expected to facilitate the design, implementation, and exploitation of the unique functionalities of magneto‐controlled soft actuators in a wider number of applications.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202000283actuatorsmagnetic particlessiliconesoft robotics |
| spellingShingle | Julia A. Carpenter Thomas B. Eberle Simone Schuerle Ahmad Rafsanjani André R. Studart Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators Advanced Intelligent Systems actuators magnetic particles silicone soft robotics |
| title | Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators |
| title_full | Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators |
| title_fullStr | Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators |
| title_short | Facile Manufacturing Route for Magneto‐Responsive Soft Actuators |
| title_sort | facile manufacturing route for magneto responsive soft actuators |
| topic | actuators magnetic particles silicone soft robotics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202000283 |
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