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Soft Robotic Matter II: Shape-Morphing and Responsive Materials

FOCUS · F21 · ID: 46047

Presentations

  • Plasticized Liquid Crystal Networks for the Active Control of Power Transmission in Gear Train

    ORAL

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    Publication: Planned paper: "Plasticized Liquid Crystal Networks for the Active Control of Power Transmission in Gear Train"

    Presenters

    • Natalie P Pinchin

      Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

    Authors

    • Natalie P Pinchin

      Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

    • Abdon Pena-Francesch

      University of Michigan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

    • Hamed Shahsavan

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo

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  • Shape-memory and shrink-on-demand aquabots

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Shipei Zhu

      The University of Hong Kong

    Authors

    • Shipei Zhu

      The University of Hong Kong

    • Huanqing Cui

      The University of Hong Kong

    • Ho Cheung Shum

      The University of Hong Kong

    • Thomas P Russell

      University of Massachusetts Amherst

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  • Digital light processing of liquid crystal elastomers for self-sensing artificial muscles

    ORAL

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    Publication: S. Li, H. Bai, Z. Liu, X. Zhang, C. Huang, L. W. Wiesner, M. Silberstein, R. F. Shepherd, Digital Light Processing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Self-Sensing Artificial Muscles. Science Advances 7 (30), eabg3677, 2021.

    Presenters

    • Shuo Li

      Cornell University

    Authors

    • Shuo Li

      Cornell University

    • Hedan Bai

      Cornell University

    • Robert F Shepherd

      Cornell University

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  • Flexo-ionic effect of Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Soft Robotic Applications

    ORAL

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    Publication: [1] C. Feng, C. P. Hemantha Rajapaksha, and A. Jákli, Engineering 7, 581 (2021).<br>[2] C. R. Piedrahita et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 16978 (2020).<br>[3] D. K. Yang and S. T. Wu, Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Devices (2014).<br>[4] K. Perera et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, 4574 (2021).<br>[5] H. N. Padmini et al., Crystals 11, 1 (2021).<br>[6] C. Feng et al., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 40, 1900299 (2019).<br>[7] C. P. H. Rajapaksha et al., Molecules 26, 4234 (2021).<br><br>

    Presenters

    • Chathuranga Prageeth H Rajapaksha

      Kent State University

    Authors

    • Chathuranga Prageeth H Rajapaksha

      Kent State University

    • M D Tharindupriya Gunathilaka

      Kent State University

    • Suresh Narute

      University of Akron

    • Hamad A Albehaijan

      Univ of Akron

    • Camilo Piedrahita

      Univ of Akron

    • Pushpa R Paudel

      Kent State University

    • P M Sineth G Kodikara

      Kent State Univeristy

    • Chenrun Feng

      Kent State University, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    • Bjorn Lussem

      Kent State University

    • Thein Kyu

      Univ of Akron

    • Antal I Jakli

      Kent State University, Department of Physics, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA

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  • 3D Printing of Electrically Responsive PVC Gel Actuator

    ORAL

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    Publication: Wang, Z., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., He, Q., Li, C. and Cai, S., 2021. 3D Printing of Electrically Responsive PVC Gel Actuators. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

    Presenters

    • Zijun Wang

      ucsd

    Authors

    • Shengqiang Cai

      University of California, San Diego

    • Zijun Wang

      ucsd

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  • Composite Wearable Textile Materials with Spatial Control of Joule Heating

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Marquise D Bell

      Rice University

    Authors

    • Marquise D Bell

      Rice University

    • Te Faye Yap

      Rice University

    • Anoop Rajappan

      Rice Unviersity

    • Jason Hsu

      University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

    • Colter J Decker

      Rice University

    • Vivian Tat

      University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

    • Chien-Te K Tseng

      University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

    • Daniel J Preston

      Rice University

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  • Statistical field theory for the free energy of an electro-mechanical polymer chain: non-local dipole-dipole interactions in the fixed applied field ensemble

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Pratik Khandagale

      Carnegie Mellon University

    Authors

    • Pratik Khandagale

      Carnegie Mellon University

    • Carlos Garcia Cervera

      University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Gal deBotton

      Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    • Carmel Majidi

      Carnegie Mellon University

    • Kaushik Dayal

      Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Particle-resolved description of a soft magnetoelastic actuator

    ORAL

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    Publication: [1] L. Fischer, A. M. Menzel, J. Chem. Phys. 151, 114906 (2019).<br>[2] L. Fischer, A. M. Menzel, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 023383 (2020).<br>[3] L. Fischer, A. M. Menzel, Smart Mater. Struct. 30, 014003 (2021).

    Presenters

    • Lukas Fischer

      Institut für Physik, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

    Authors

    • Lukas Fischer

      Institut für Physik, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

    • Andreas M Menzel

      Institut für Physik, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

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  • Physically cross-linked healable zwitterionic hydrogel for soft robotics

    ORAL

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    Publication: The abstract contains preliminary results of the project. After achieving some other results, we will submit a more comprehensive manuscript to a journal.

    Presenters

    • Negin Bouzari

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Authors

    • Negin Bouzari

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    • Rasool Nasseri

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    • Natalie P Pinchin

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    • Tizazu Mekonnen

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    • Hamed Shahsavan

      Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo

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  • Macromolecular Radical Networks as a Novel Magnetic Material

    ORAL

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    Publication: Marks, Leah, and Abdon Pena-Francesch. Macromolecular Radical Networks as a Novel Magnetic Material. In progress, 2022.

    Presenters

    • Leah Marks

      University of Michigan

    Authors

    • Leah Marks

      University of Michigan

    • Abdon Pena-Francesch

      University of Michigan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

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