RSC Advances · 2014 · 87 citations · 35 references
EngineeringBioengineeringMaterials ScienceBiomaterialsBiophotonicsTissue EngineeringActuator MaterialsLight-tissue InteractionMuscle MechanicsMuscle TissueThermal ActuationThermal ActuatorsBio-inspired ActuationLight-responsive Soft ActuatorsMuscle-inspired ActuationPhotomechanical EffectsPhotothermal EffectsThermally Responsive Soft ActuatorsThermo-mechanical EffectsThermomechanical Behavior
Crystals of a thermosalient (jumping) solid were employed as a mechanically active “backbone” to actuate “tissue” from natural protein matrix by both light and heat in a way similar to actuation in muscles.
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