Jiaqin Liu

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Jiaqin Liu is a leading researcher in the field of soft robotics and biomimetic actuators, specializing in the design of multi-stimuli-responsive materials that mimic complex biological movements. Their major contributions include the development of electrically and sunlight-driven actuators based on rolled carbon nanotube bilayer composites, which enable versatile biomimetic motions such as jumping and flicking—inspired by the human finger. Liu’s work has achieved over 285 citations for this foundational paper, highlighting its impact on the field. They have also pioneered light-driven self-sustained wavelike oscillations for autonomous soft actuators, enabling phototactic self-locomotion and power generation, with 201 citations. Notable achievements include the creation of anisotropic paper/polymer bilayer actuators for multifunctional bioinspired applications and the integration of self-sensing capabilities in dual-responsive soft actuators using 1T-MoS₂ composites. Liu has also contributed a comprehensive review on ionic electroactive polymers in bionic robots, further solidifying their expertise. Their work is highly influential for students and researchers interested in intelligent soft robotics, autonomous systems, and bioinspired design.

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1. 1
   Electrically and Sunlight‐Driven Actuator with Versatile Biomimetic Motions Based on Rolled Carbon Nanotube Bilayer Composite

   285 citations · 2017
2. 2
   An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light‐Driven Self‐Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self‐Locomotion and Power Generation

   201 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Multifunctional Soft Actuators Based on Anisotropic Paper/Polymer Bilayer Toward Bioinspired Applications

   49 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Ionic Electroactive Polymers Used in Bionic Robots: A Review

   48 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Dual‐Responsive Soft Actuators with Integrated Sensing Function Based on 1T‐MoS₂ Composite

   27 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Actuators: Electrically and Sunlight‐Driven Actuator with Versatile Biomimetic Motions Based on Rolled Carbon Nanotube Bilayer Composite (Adv. Funct. Mater. 44/2017)

   6 citations · 2017
7. 7
   Autonomous Soft Actuators: An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light‐Driven Self‐Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self‐Locomotion and Power Generation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2020)

   4 citations · 2020

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