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| Title |
Hydraulic hydrogel actuators and robots optically and sonically camouflaged in water
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms14230 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hyunwoo Yuk, Shaoting Lin, Chu Ma, Mahdi Takaffoli, Nicolas X. Fang, Xuanhe Zhao |
| Abstract |
Sea animals such as leptocephali develop tissues and organs composed of active transparent hydrogels to achieve agile motions and natural camouflage in water. Hydrogel-based actuators that can imitate the capabilities of leptocephali will enable new applications in diverse fields. However, existing hydrogel actuators, mostly osmotic-driven, are intrinsically low-speed and/or low-force; and their camouflage capabilities have not been explored. Here we show that hydraulic actuations of hydrogels with designed structures and properties can give soft actuators and robots that are high-speed, high-force, and optically and sonically camouflaged in water. The hydrogel actuators and robots can maintain their robustness and functionality over multiple cycles of actuations, owing to the anti-fatigue property of the hydrogel under moderate stresses. We further demonstrate that the agile and transparent hydrogel actuators and robots perform extraordinary functions including swimming, kicking rubber-balls and even catching a live fish in water. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 31 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| Hungary | 1 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Philippines | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 17 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 52% |
| Scientists | 13 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 591 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 590 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 142 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 87 | 15% |
| Researcher | 55 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 36 | 6% |
| Other | 66 | 11% |
| Unknown | 160 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 178 | 30% |
| Materials Science | 85 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 64 | 11% |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 3% |
| Other | 58 | 10% |
| Unknown | 170 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 240. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2022.
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