Humidity-Compensated Multi-Stimuli Soft Actuator with Asymmetric Bilayer Design

. The asymmetric bilayer design enables programmable deformation under light, humidity, and magnetic fields, replicating biomimetic motions such as jellyfish swimming, pine-cone closing, and earthworm crawling through tunable stimulus parameters. Notably, a humidity-induced residual deformation compensation mechanism enables near-complete recovery (98.5%) from photothermal bending, overcoming a key limitation in existing multistimulus actuators. This work establishes a humidity-compensated, multistimulus paradigm that bridges nanophotonics, elastomer mechanics, and hydration dynamics for intelligent soft robots.

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Nano Letters
Published
2026-07-17
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02027
Primary Topic
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
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Humidity-Compensated Multi-Stimuli Soft Actuator with Asymmetric Bilayer Design

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Abstract

. The asymmetric bilayer design enables programmable deformation under light, humidity, and magnetic fields, replicating biomimetic motions such as jellyfish swimming, pine-cone closing, and earthworm crawling through tunable stimulus parameters. Notably, a humidity-induced residual deformation compensation mechanism enables near-complete recovery (98.5%) from photothermal bending, overcoming a key limitation in existing multistimulus actuators. This work establishes a humidity-compensated, multistimulus paradigm that bridges nanophotonics, elastomer mechanics, and hydration dynamics for intelligent soft robots.

Nano Letters
Jilin University (CN), Yanshan University (CN), Physical Measurement Laboratory (US), Material (Belgium) (BE), Jilin Medical University (CN), Yancheng Institute of Technology (CN), Liaoning Academy of Materials
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 15%
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