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Improving the Efficiency of Soft Phase-Change Actuators Using Thermodynamic Analysis

Luke F. Gockowski, Charles Xiao, Amy Hao [...]

Soft Robotics

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First published 2026-4

Nocturnal Eye-Inspired Liquid-to-Gas Phase Change Soft Actuator with Laser-Induced Graphene: Enhanced Environmental Light Harvesting and Photothermal Conversion

Maina Sogabe, Youhyun Kim, Hiroki Miyazako [...]

Soft Robotics

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First published 1994-11

Thermally- and Phase Transformation-Induced Volume Changes of Polymers for Actuator Applications

B.Z. Jang, Z.J. Zhang

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

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First published 2021-06

Soft Actuators Based on Liquid–Vapor Phase Change Composites

Xiying Li, Huiling Duan, Pengyu Lv [...]

Soft Robotics

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First published 2025-10

Mechanical characterization of granular actuators

Sophia Eristoff, Lina Sanchez-Botero, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio

Journal of Composite Materials

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First published 2024-4

Design and characterization of electro-active soft actuator based on phase transition of microencapsulated silicon-ethanol composite

Amir Hossein Ebrahimi, Hojjat Zamyad, Javad Safaei [...]

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

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First published 2026-2

Multifunctional Origami-Inspired Bimodal Wireless Pneumatic Soft Actuator

Baiqian Xu, Xiang Xiao, Juncai Song [...]

Soft Robotics

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First published 2008-1

Quantitative Evaluation of Fully Actuated versus Nonactuated Coordinated Phases

Christopher M. Day, Edward J. Smaglik, Darcy M. Bullock [...]

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

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First published 2005-06

Structural Damage Identification in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Structures Using Beamforming

Shankar Sundararaman, Douglas E. Adams, Elias J. Rigas

Structural Health Monitoring

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Snap-Through of Unsymmetric Cross-Ply Laminates Using Piezoceramic Actuators

Marc R. Schultz, Michael W. Hyer

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

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