3D Printed Acoustically Programmable Soft Microactuators.

ABSTRACT: The concept of creating all-mechanical soft microrobotic systems has great potential to address outstanding challenges in biomedical applications, and introduce more sustainable and multifunctional products. To this end, magnetic fields and light have been extensively studied as potential energy sources. On the other hand, coupling the response of materials to pressure waves has been overlooked despite the abundant use of acoustics in nature and engineering solutions. In this study, we show that programmed commands can be contained on 3D nanoprinted polymer systems with the introduction of selectively excited air bubbles and rationally designed compliant mechanisms. A repertoire of micromechanical systems is engineered using experimentally validated computational models that consider the e

SUBMITTER: Kaynak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature