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Microtentacle Actuators: Microtentacle Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloy Smart Soft Composite (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2020)
Author(s) -
Lee HyunTaek,
Seichepine Florent,
Yang GuangZhong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202070231
Subject(s) - actuator , materials science , shape memory alloy , morphing , lamination , composite number , fabrication , artificial muscle , alloy , composite material , smart material , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , medicine , alternative medicine , layer (electronics) , pathology
In article number 2002510, Guang‐Zhong Yang, Hyun‐Taek Lee, and Florent Seichepine present micro‐tentacle actuators using a smart soft composite based on a shape memory alloy. A fabrication scheme for miniaturized actuators is proposed by utilizing two‐photon polymerization. The morphing modes are varied by changing the direction of the scaffold lamination and the actuation is controlled via local resistive heating of carbon nanotubes deposited inside of the actuators.