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SUBMITTER: Kim SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4789747 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Shi Hyeong SH Kwon Cheong Hoon CH Park Karam K Mun Tae Jin TJ Lepró Xavier X Baughman Ray H RH Spinks Geoffrey M GM Kim Seon Jeong SJ
Scientific reports 20160314
Hygromorph artificial muscles are attractive as self-powered actuators driven by moisture from the ambient environment. Previously reported hygromorph muscles have been largely limited to bending or torsional motions or as tensile actuators with low work and energy densities. Herein, we developed a hybrid yarn artificial muscle with a unique coiled and wrinkled structure, which can be actuated by either changing relative humidity or contact with water. The muscle provides a large tensile stroke ...[more]