Journal article : Review
A comparative review of artificial muscles for microsystem applications
- Abstract:
- Artificial muscles are capable of generating actuation in microsystems with outstanding compliance. Recent years have witnessed a growing academic interest in artificial muscles and their application in many areas, such as soft robotics and biomedical devices. This paper aims to provide a comparative review of recent advances in artificial muscle based on various operating mechanisms. The advantages and limitations of each operating mechanism are analyzed and compared. According to the unique application requirements and electrical and mechanical properties of the muscle types, we suggest suitable artificial muscle mechanisms for specific microsystem applications. Finally, we discuss potential strategies for energy delivery, conversion, and storage to promote the energy autonomy of microrobotic systems at a system level.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1038/s41378-021-00323-5
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- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Journal:
- Microsystems and Nanoengineering More from this journal
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 95
- Publication date:
- 2021-11-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-10-05
- DOI:
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2055-7434
- ISSN:
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2096-1030
- Pmid:
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34858630
- Language:
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English
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Review
- Pubs id:
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1568901
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pubs:1568901
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2023-12-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Shi and Yeatman
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- Copyright © 2021, The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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