Sheath-run artificial muscles.
Mu J, Jung de Andrade M, Fang S, Wang X, Gao E, Li N, Kim SH, Wang H, Hou C, Zhang Q, Zhu M, Qian D, Lu H, Kongahage D, Talebian S, Foroughi J, Spinks G, Kim H, Ware TH, Sim HJ, Lee DY, Jang Y, Kim SJ, Baughman RH.
Mu J, et al.
Science. 2019 Jul 12;365(6449):150-155. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw2403.
Science. 2019.
PMID: 31296765
We describe a muscle type that provides higher performance, in which the guest that drives actuation is a sheath on a twisted or coiled core that can be an inexpensive yarn. This change from guest-filled to sheath-run artificial muscles increases the maximum work capacity …
We describe a muscle type that provides higher performance, in which the guest that drives actuation is a sheath on a twisted or coiled …