ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021
Esophagus-Inspired Actuator for Solid Transportation via the Synergy of Lubrication and Contractile Deformation.
Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- NIR and Oxidative Stress-Modulated Intestinal Peristalsis Motion of Tubular Conductive Thermo-Hydrogel Actuator.Nano-micro letters · 2026Article
- Environmentally Responsive Hydrogels and Composites Containing Hydrogels as Water-Based Lubricants.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Cellulose nanofiber-mediated manifold dynamic synergy enabling adhesive and photo-detachable hydrogel for self-powered E-skin.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Bioinspired helical-artificial fibrous muscle structured tubular soft actuators.Science advances · 2023Article
- Esophagus-Inspired Actuator for Solid Transportation via the Synergy of Lubrication and Contractile Deformation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Directional transportation of objects has important applications from energy transfer and intelligent robots to biomedical devices. Although breakthroughs in liquid migration on 2D surfaces or 3D tubular devices have been achieved, realizing smooth/on-demand transportation of constrained solids within a 3D cavity environment under harsh pressurized environment still remains a daunting challenge, where strong interface friction force becomes the main obstacle restricting the movement of solids. Inspired by typical feeding mechanism in natural esophagus system which synergistically couples a lubricating mucosa surface with the peristaltic contraction deformation of the cavity, herein, this challenge is addressed by constructing an esophagus-inspired layered tubular actuator with a slippery inner surface and responsive hydrogel matrix to realize spherical solid propulsion by photo(thermo)-induced cavity deformation. The as-constructed tubular actuator containing Fe
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