Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(46)
Published: July 31, 2024
The
emergence
of
macroscopic
self-propelled
oscillatory
motion
based
on
molecular
design
has
attracted
continual
attention
in
relation
to
autonomous
systems
living
organisms.
Herein,
a
series
perylenediimides
(PDIs)
with
various
imide
side
chains
was
prepared
explore
the
impact
and
alignment
at
air-water
interface.
When
placed
an
aqueous
solution
containing
reductant,
solid
disk
neutral
PDI
reduced
form
water-soluble,
surface-active
dianion
species,
which
induces
surface
tension
gradient
vicinity
for
motion.
We
found
that
centimeter-scale
could
be
elicited
by
controlling
supply
rate
species
through
reductant
concentration
structure
chains.
Furthermore,
we
onset
speed
changed
crystallinity
water
surface.
This
principle
using
π-conjugated
molecules
their
self-assemblies
advance
self-propelled,
non-equilibrium
powered
chemical
energy.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Abstract
Biological
structures
exhibit
autonomous
and
intelligent
behaviors,
such
as
movement,
perception,
responses
to
environmental
changes,
through
dynamic
interactions
with
their
surroundings.
Inspired
by
natural
organisms,
future
soft
robots
are
also
advancing
toward
autonomy,
sustainability,
interactivity.
This
review
summarizes
the
latest
achievements
in
untethered
based
on
1D
2D
nanomaterials.
First,
performance
of
actuators
designed
different
is
compared.
Then,
development
basic
locomotion
forms,
including
crawling,
jumping,
swimming,
rolling,
gripping,
multimodal,
mimicking
biological
motion
mechanisms
under
stimuli,
discussed.
Subsequently,
various
self‐sustained
movements
imbalance
static
stimuli
introduced,
light
tracking,
self‐oscillating,
self‐crawling,
self‐rolling,
flying.
Following
that,
progress
integrated
additional
functionalities
sensing,
energy
harvesting,
storage
summarized.
Finally,
challenges
faced
this
field
prospects
for
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Nature,
especially
plants,
can
inspire
scientists
and
engineers
in
the
development
of
bioinspired
machines
able
to
adapt
interact
with
complex
unstructured
environments.
Advances
manufacturing
techniques,
such
as
3D
printing,
have
expanded
range
materials
structures
that
be
fabricated,
enabling
better
adaptation
specific
applications
closer
mimicking
natural
systems.
Furthermore,
biohybrid
systems-integrating
plant-based
or
living
materials-are
getting
attention
for
their
ability
introduce
functionalities
not
possible
purely
synthetic
materials.
This
joint
feature
article
reviews
highlights
recent
works
two
groups
microfabrication
plant-inspired
robotics
well
plant-hybrid
systems
energy
conversion
soft
environmental
sensing,
reforestation,
autonomous
drug-delivery
plant
tissue.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(14)
Published: April 4, 2025
Developing
artificial
systems
with
autonomous
motion
is
essential
for
creating
devices
that
emulate
nature’s
adaptive
mechanisms.
Here,
we
introduce
a
light-driven
liquid
crystalline
network
snapper
integrates
both
sensing
and
actuation
capabilities,
enabling
responses
to
environmental
conditions.
Under
constant
light
illumination,
the
undergoes
spontaneous
snap-through
transformation
driven
by
elastic
instability
embedded
within
material.
The
achieves
out-of-equilibrium
through
continuous
energy
transfer
environment,
it
sustain
dynamic,
reversible
cycles
of
snapping
without
external
control.
We
demonstrate
ability
detect
changes—such
as
shifts
in
temperature,
surface
roughness,
color—demonstrating
form
embodied
intelligence.
This
work
offers
distinctive
strategy
designing
biomimetic
merge
intelligence
motion,
opening
pathways
advanced,
soft
robotics.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 18, 2025
Abstract
Recently,
a
novel
and
fascinating
actuation
mode
of
liquid
crystal
elastomers
(LCEs),
known
as
geometric
zero‐elastic‐energy
modes
(ZEEMs),
has
drawn
intensive
research
interest.
Based
on
this
mechanism,
LCE
actuators
exhibit
untethered,
autonomous
movements
under
external
stimulations,
demonstrating
significant
potential
for
applications
in
intelligent
soft
robots,
energy
conversion
systems,
smart
optical
tuning
components.
This
perspective
provides
timely
summary
the
current
based
ZEEMs
highlights
their
future
development
trends
prospects,
which
will
be
great
interest
to
broad
communities
researchers
fields
LCEs,
biomimetic
materials,
robotics,
actuators.
RSC Applied Polymers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
One
actuator,
many
functionalities;
evolution
from
traditional
to
multifunctional
soft
actuators.
This
new
emerging
field
creates
tailored
actuators
for
real-world
applications
through
material
and
system
level
design
engineering.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45(17)
Published: May 28, 2024
Molecular
motor
amphiphiles
have
already
been
widely
attempted
for
dynamic
nanosystems
across
multiple
length-scale
developments
of
small
functional
materials,
including
controlling
macroscopic
foam
properties,
amplifying
motion
as
artificial
molecular
muscles,
and
serving
extracellular
matrix
mimicking
cell
scaffolds.
However,
limiting
examples
bola-type
are
considered
constructing
biomaterials.
Herein,
this
work
presents
the
designed
two
second
generation
amphiphiles,
bola-amphiphiles
(MBAs).
Aside
from
photoinduced
rotation
MBAs
achieved
in
both
organic
aqueous
media,
rate
recovering
thermal
helix
inversion
step
can
be
controlled
by
rotor
part
with
different
steric
hindrances.
Dynamic
assembled
structures
observed
under
(cryo)-transmission
electron
microscopy
(TEM).
This
dynamicity
assists
further
assembling
soft
scaffolds
applying
a
shear-flow
method.
Upon
photoirradiation,
phototropic
bending
function
MBA
is
observed,
demonstrating
amplification
into
functions
at
length-scale.
Since
confirmed
low
cytotoxicity,
human
bone
marrow-derived
mesenchymal
stem
cells
(hBM-MSCs)
grow
on
surface
These
results
clearly
demonstrate
concept
designing
developing
photoresponsive
materials
to
create
new-generation
robotic
systems
cell-material
interfaces.
