ArticleScience advances2021
Self-sufficient self-oscillating microsystem driven by low power at low Reynolds numbers.
Article in Science advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Interactions and Oscillatory Dynamics of Chemically Powered Soft Swimmers.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2025Article
- A light-fueled self-oscillator that senses force.Communications materials · 2025Article
- Unlocking Micro-Origami Energy Storage.ACS applied energy materials · 2024Review
- The Light-Fueled Self-Rotation of a Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fiber-Propelled Slider on a Circular Track.Polymers · 2024Article
- Mechanically-Guided 3D Assembly for Architected Flexible Electronics.Chemical reviews · 2023Review
- Exploiting ferrofluidic wetting for miniature soft machines.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Emergent microrobotic oscillators via asymmetry-induced order.Nature communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Oscillations at several hertz are a key feature of dynamic behavior of various biological entities, such as the pulsating heart, firing neurons, or the sperm-beating flagellum. Inspired by nature’s fundamental self-oscillations, we use electroactive polymer microactuators and three-dimensional microswitches to create a synthetic electromechanical parametric relaxation oscillator (EMPRO) that relies on the shape change of micropatterned polypyrrole and generates a rhythmic motion at biologically relevant stroke frequencies of up to ~95 Hz. We incorporate an Ag-Mg electrochemical battery into the EMPRO for autonomous operation in a nontoxic environment. Such a self-sufficient self-oscillating microsystem offers new opportunities for artificial life at low Reynolds numbers by, for instance, mimicking and replacing nature’s propulsion and pumping units.
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