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T1 Actuators Displaying Unidirectional Movement
A1 Nandi, Mridula
A1 Maiti, Binoy
A1 Díaz Díaz, David
K1 actuators
K1 hydrogel walkers
K1 shape memory polymers
K1 stimuli-responsive
K1 unidirectional motion
K1 polímeros con memoria de forma
K1 movimiento unidireccional
K1 sensible a estímulos
AB Shape memory polymer actuators have attracted great attention in the past fewdecades for developing soft robots, artificial muscles, and biomedical implants,among others. Herein, under a tutorial perspective, a series of shape memoryactuators that display unidirectional movement upon exposure to specificexternal stimuli is explored. The mechanistic details associated with themovement of each system are also highlighted. In general, an overview of basicdesign principles, the chemical structure of molecular switches, the strategiesused to achieve such controlled and unidirectional movement, as well as keyexperimental aspects, is provided. The most critical challenges of the existingdevices that limit their practical applicability are also discussed. This is of utmostimportance because such limitations must be overcome to fabricate micromotorsthat can generate complex movements, other than simple stretching/contractionor bending, to perform complex tasks.
PB Wiley-VCH
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22003
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22003
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NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 27-dic-2024