Spider dragline silk as torsional actuator driven by humidity

Self-powered actuation driven by ambient humidity is of practical interest for applications such as hygroscopic artificial muscles. We demonstrate that spider dragline silk exhibits a humidity-induced torsional deformation of more than 300°/mm. When the relative humidity reaches a threshold of about...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: Tarakanova, Anna, Hsu, Claire C., Buehler, Markus J
Outros Autores: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124363