Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
53(7), С. 3485 - 3535
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Soft
actuators
are
gaining
significant
attention
due
to
their
ability
provide
realistic
tactile
sensations
in
various
applications.
However,
soft
nature
makes
them
vulnerable
damage
from
external
factors,
limiting
actuation
stability
and
device
lifespan.
The
susceptibility
becomes
higher
with
these
often
direct
contact
surroundings
generate
feedback.
Upon
onset
of
damage,
the
or
repeatability
will
be
undermined.
Eventually,
when
complete
failure
occurs,
disposed
of,
accumulating
waste
driving
consumption
natural
resources.
This
emphasizes
need
enhance
durability
for
continued
operation.
review
presents
principles
feedback
actuators,
followed
by
a
discussion
mechanisms,
advancements,
challenges
faced
realize
high
performance,
categorized
stimuli.
Diverse
approaches
achieve
evaluated,
including
self-healing,
resistance,
self-cleaning,
temperature
actuators.
In
sections,
current
potential
material
designs
identified,
paving
way
developing
durable
Communications Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
5(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2024
Abstract
Wearable
skin-contacting
devices
are
extensively
studied
for
their
ability
to
provide
convenient
and
safe
health
monitoring.
A
key
aspect
that
controls
performance
the
properties
of
device
electrodes.
Optimizing
electrode
structure,
materials
they
made
from,
can
improve
functionality.
Here,
we
discuss
various
required
optimal
performance,
including
mechanical,
electrical,
biocompatible
factors.
To
address
these
challenges,
consider
alteration
development
flexible
or
soft
conductive
materials,
creation
hybrid
structures.
Additionally,
integration
artificial
intelligence
is
proposed
as
a
promising
direction
achieve
smart
devices.
As
well
outlining
essential
characteristics
high-performance
wearable
skin
also
offer
insight
into
possible
future
applications.
Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
124(20), С. 11585 - 11636
Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024
Soft
robotics
presents
innovative
solutions
across
different
scales.
The
flexibility
and
mechanical
characteristics
of
soft
robots
make
them
particularly
appealing
for
wearable
implantable
applications.
scale
level
invasiveness
required
depend
on
the
extent
human
interaction.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
robots,
including
applications
in
rehabilitation,
assistance,
organ
simulation,
surgical
tools,
therapy.
We
discuss
challenges
such
as
complexity
fabrication
processes,
integration
responsive
materials,
need
robust
control
strategies,
while
focusing
advances
actuation
sensing
mechanisms,
techniques.
Finally,
we
future
outlook,
highlighting
key
proposing
potential
solutions.
npj Flexible Electronics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
8(1)
Опубликована: Май 2, 2024
Abstract
In
the
era
of
ubiquitous
computing
with
flourished
visual
displays
in
our
surroundings,
application
haptic
feedback
technology
still
remains
its
infancy.
Bridging
gap
between
and
real
world
to
enable
ambient
on
various
physical
surfaces
is
a
grand
challenge
field
human-computer
interaction.
This
paper
presents
concept
an
active
electronic
skin,
characterized
by
three
features:
richness
(multi-modal
stimuli),
interactivity
(bi-directional
sensing
actuation
capabilities),
invisibility
(transparent,
ultra-thin,
flexible,
stretchable).
By
deploying
this
skin
surfaces,
dynamic
versatile
multi-modal
display,
as
well
tactile
sensing,
can
be
achieved.
The
potential
applications
include
two
categories:
for
(such
intelligent
home,
car,
museum),
digital
screen,
wearable
device,
bare-hand
device).
Furthermore,
existing
skin-based
display
technologies
including
texture,
thermal,
vibrotactile
are
surveyed,
multidimensional
techniques.
analyzing
gaps
current
goal
haptics,
future
research
topics
proposed,
encompassing
fundamental
theoretical
physiological
psychological
perception
mechanisms
human
spatial-temporal
registration
among
multimodal
stimuli,
integration
actuation,
display.
promising
advancing
enabling
seamless
touch
into
surroundings.
Abstract
Owing
to
the
advancement
of
interdisciplinary
concepts,
for
example,
wearable
electronics,
bioelectronics,
and
intelligent
sensing,
during
microelectronics
industrial
revolution,
nowadays,
extensively
mature
sensing
devices
have
become
new
favorites
in
noninvasive
human
healthcare
industry.
The
combination
with
bionics
is
driving
frontier
developments
various
fields,
such
as
personalized
medical
monitoring
flexible
due
superior
biocompatibilities
diverse
mechanisms.
It
noticed
that
integration
desired
functions
into
device
materials
can
be
realized
by
grafting
biomimetic
intelligence.
Therefore,
herein,
mechanism
which
satisfy
further
enhance
system
functionality
reviewed.
Next,
artificial
sensory
systems
integrate
portable
are
introduced,
received
significant
attention
from
industry
owing
their
novel
approaches
portabilities.
To
address
limitations
encountered
important
signal
data
units
systems,
two
paths
forward
identified
current
challenges
opportunities
presented
this
field.
In
summary,
review
provides
a
comprehensive
understanding
development
both
breadth
depth
perspectives,
offering
valuable
guidance
future
research
application
expansion
these
devices.
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
36(33)
Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024
Abstract
Bidirectional
haptic
communication
devices
accelerate
the
revolution
of
virtual/augmented
reality
and
flexible/wearable
electronics.
As
an
emerging
kind
flexible
piezoelectric
materials,
piezoelectret
materials
can
effortlessly
convert
mechanical
force
into
electrical
signals
respond
to
fields
in
a
deformation
manner,
exhibiting
enormous
potential
construction
bidirectional
devices.
Existing
reviews
on
primarily
focus
energy
harvesters
sensors,
recent
development
piezoelectret‐based
has
not
been
comprehensively
reviewed.
Herein,
comprehensive
overview
construction,
along
with
advances
devices,
is
provided.
First,
timeline,
key
characteristics,
various
fabrication
methods
are
introduced.
Subsequently,
following
underlying
mechanisms
electromechanical
signal
conversion
piezoelectret,
strategies
improve
d
33
coefficients
proposed.
The
principles
perception
feedback
also
highlighted,
representative
works
progress
this
area
summarized.
Finally,
challenges
opportunities
associated
improving
overall
practicability
materials‐based
discussed.
Recent
advancements
in
soft
robotics
have
been
emerging
as
an
exciting
paradigm
engineering
due
to
their
inherent
compliance,
safe
human
interaction,
and
ease
of
adaptation
with
wearable
electronics.
Soft
robotic
devices
the
potential
provide
innovative
solutions
expand
horizons
possibilities
for
biomedical
applications
by
bringing
robots
closer
natural
creatures.
In
this
review,
we
survey
several
promising
robot
technologies,
including
flexible
fluidic
actuators,
shape
memory
alloys,
cable-driven
mechanisms,
magnetically
driven
sensors.
Selected
medical
are
discussed,
such
surgical
intervention,
implants,
rehabilitation
assistive
devices,
exosuits,
prosthetics.
We
focus
on
how
can
improve
effectiveness,
safety
patient
experience
each
use
case,
highlight
current
research
clinical
challenges,
biocompatibility,
long-term
stability,
durability.
Finally,
discuss
directions
approaches
address
these
challenges
move
toward
real
translations
future.
