Photothermal-driven soft actuator capable of alternative control based on coupled-plasmonic effect

• Main Authors: Li, Kechen, Zhang, Qi, Cui, Xiyue, Liu, Yiying, Liu, Yanting, Yang, Yuanyuan
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Soft actuator; Plasmonic effect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180678
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent advancements in small-scale soft actuators have showcased their ability to respond to various stimuli, making them ideal for biomedical engineering and robotics. Light-responsive actuators constructed from photothermal materials such as carbon-based materials have received great attention for...