Mandrel-free fabrication of giant spring-index and stroke muscles for diverse applications.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adr6708
Abstract: Methods for making high-spring-index polymer fiber or yarn muscles have required expensive fabrication by wrapping around a mandrel, which limits their practical applications. We demonstrate an inexpensive mandrel-free method for making polymer muscles that can… read more here.
Keywords: free fabrication; spring index; mandrel free; index ... See more keywords