Active textiles with Janus fibres.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02086d
Abstract: We describe reshaping of active textiles actuated by bending of Janus fibres comprising both active and passive components. A great variety of shapes, determined by minimising the overall energy of the fabric, can be produced… read more here.
Keywords: janus; textiles janus; janus fibres; active textiles ... See more keywords
Active textile: woven-cloth-like mechanisms consist of thin McKibben actuators
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DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2022.2156813
Abstract: ABSTRACT Pneumatic artificial muscles have some advantages. Especially, the flexibility of artificial muscles contributes to compose novel mechanisms. Authors succeeded in manufacturing novel soft mechanisms that are composed of only woven artificial muscles and strings.… read more here.
Keywords: textile; active textiles; active textile; thin mckibben ... See more keywords