Maximized response by structural optimization of soft elastic composite systems
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Soft actuators triggered in a wire-and contactless way advance soft robotics, for instance, concerning microsurgical perspectives. For optimal performance in this and other contexts, maximized stimuli-responsiveness is frequently desirable. We demonstrate on the example of soft magnetoelastic systems how analytical theoretical measures in combination with computer simulations provide tools to develop optimized components. To enhance the overall macroscopic response, we adjust microstructural properties. Our strategy guides us towards ideally structured soft materials that can be fabricated using modern technologies.
Source: PNAS Nexus
Authors: Lukas Fischer, Andreas M Menzel
Institution: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,202
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
OpenAlex ID: W4401717948