Open AccessMultifunctional magnetic soft composites: a review
Author(s) -
Shu-Pao Wu,
Wenqi Hu,
Qiji Ze,
Metin Sitti,
Ruike Renee Zhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
multifunctional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2399-7532
DOI - 10.1088/2399-7532/abcb0c
Subject(s) - soft robotics , morphing , materials science , smart material , metamaterial , electronics , fabrication , soft materials , actuator , flexible electronics , mechanical engineering , nanotechnology , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , optoelectronics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Magnetically responsive soft materials are soft composites where magnetic fillers are embedded into soft polymeric matrices. These active materials have attracted extensive research and industrial interest due to their ability to realize fast and programmable shape changes through remote and untethered control under the application of magnetic fields. They would have many high-impact potential applications in soft robotics/devices, metamaterials, and biomedical devices. With a broad range of functional magnetic fillers, polymeric matrices, and advanced fabrication techniques, the material properties can be programmed for integrated functions, including programmable shape morphing, dynamic shape deformation-based locomotion, object manipulation and assembly, remote heat generation, as well as reconfigurable electronics. In this review, an overview of state-of-the-art developments and future perspectives in the multifunctional magnetically responsive soft materials is presented.