Self-actuating Materials

Self-Actuating Materials is a class of smart materials that autonomously generate mechanical motion or force in response to environmental stimuli without the need for external power sources or control systems.

Publications

4.7K

Citations

280

Authors

105

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Smart Materials

Publications

Hygrobot: A self-locomotive ratcheted actuator powered by environmental humidity

Beomjune Shin, Jonghyun Ha, Minhee Lee et al. · Science Robotics · 2018 · 463 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +17

A chaotic self-oscillating sunlight-driven polymer actuator

Kamlesh Kumar, Christopher Knie, David Bléger et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 433 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Light-fuelled freestyle self-oscillators

Hao Zeng, Markus Lahikainen, Li Liu et al. · Nature Communications · 2019 · 236 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +14

Phototunable self-oscillating system driven by a self-winding fiber actuator

Zhiming Hu, Yunlong Li, Jiu‐an Lv · Nature Communications · 2021 · 221 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +13

Photogated humidity-driven motility

Lidong Zhang, Haoran Liang, Jolly Jacob et al. · Nature Communications · 2015 · 220 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

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Authors

280

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Anna C. Balazs
University of Pittsburgh, United States
6 publications · 189 citations
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Arri Priimägi
Tampere University, Finland
4 publications · 356 citations
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HZ
Hao Zeng
Tampere University, Finland
3 publications · 331 citations
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Olga Kuksenok
University of Pittsburgh, United States
3 publications · 105 citations
3
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Paul Baconnier
Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, France
2 publications · 149 citations
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