Moisture-sensitive torsional cotton artificial muscle and textile

Developing moisture-sensitive artificial muscles from industrialized natural fibers with large abundance is highly desired for smart textiles that can respond to humidity or temperature change.However,currently most of fiber artificial muscles are based on non-common industrial textile materials or of a small portion of global textile fiber market.In this paper,we developed moisture-sensitive torsional artificial muscles and textiles based on cotton yarns.It was prepared by twisting the cotton yarn followed by folding in the middle point to form a self-balanced structure.The cotton yarn muscle showed a torsional stroke of 42.55°/mm and a rotational speed of 720 rpm upon exposure to water moisture.Good reversibility and retention of stroke during cyclic exposure and removal of water moisture were obtained.A moisturesensitive smart window that can close when it rains was demonstrated based on the torsional cotton yarn muscles.This twist-based technique combining natural textile fibers provides a new insight for construction of smart textile materials.     

纤维型人工肌肉的研究进展

近年来,随着人工智能领域的不断发展,柔性机器人开始兴起.为了满足人们对人机交互和环境适应性的新要求,柔性驱动器作为柔性机器人的关键部件受到了广泛的关注.人工肌肉作为最常见的柔性驱动器之一,它对外界刺激反应迅速,并且能够响应刺激产生旋转,收缩和伸长等运动.在各种人工肌肉中,纤维型人工肌肉以其优异的驱动性能和广阔的应用前景...