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Variable Stiffness Materials

Variable Stiffness Materials is a class of smart materials that belongs to the broader category of stimuli-responsive materials, distinguished by its intrinsic ability to reversibly modulate its mechanical rigidity in response to external stimuli such as temperature, electric fields, or mechanical stress.

93

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5.2K

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332

Authors

118

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2017–2026

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Publications

93

Fast‐Response, Stiffness‐Tunable Soft Actuator by Hybrid Multimaterial 3D Printing

Yuan‐Fang Zhang, Ningbin Zhang, Hardik Hingorani et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2019 · 507 citations

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Variable stiffness material and structural concepts for morphing applications

Izabela K. Kuder, Andres F. Arrieta, Wolfram Raither et al. · Progress in Aerospace Sciences · 2013 · 287 citations

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Variable stiffness actuator for soft robotics using dielectric elastomer and low-melting-point alloy

Jun Shintake, Bryan Schubert, Samuel Rosset et al. · 2015 · 230 citations · Full text

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DEM speedup: Stiffness effects on behavior of bulk material

Stef Lommen, Dingena Schott, Gabriël Lodewijks · Particuology · 2013 · 226 citations

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Shape and stiffness memory ionogels with programmable pressure-resistance response

Shuyun Zhuo, Cheng Song, Qinfeng Rong et al. · Nature Communications · 2022 · 138 citations · Full text

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Authors

332

  1. MH
    Mehdi Hojjati

    Concordia University, Canada

    3 publications · 187 citations

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  2. MR
    Mohammad Rouhi

    Concordia University, Canada

    3 publications · 187 citations

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  3. SZ
    Shiwu Zhang

    University of Science and Technology of China, China

    3 publications · 128 citations

    3

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  4. SV
    Suong V. Hoa

    Concordia University, Canada

    3 publications · 187 citations

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  5. HG
    Hossein Ghayoor

    Concordia University, Canada

    3 publications · 187 citations

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Institutions

118

  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. HRL Laboratories (United States)

    Malibu, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    685 citations

  4. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    896 citations

  6. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    539 citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    2K citations

  8. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    578 citations

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Venues

  1. Composite Structures

    13 publications · 603 citations

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  3. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

    JIMSS · 4 publications · 243 citations

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  4. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

    3 publications · 216 citations

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  5. Smart Materials and Structures

    SMS · 3 publications · 116 citations

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