Weilong Yin

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Weilong Yin is a leading researcher in the field of advanced nanomaterials and soft robotics, with a particular focus on carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn-based artificial muscles. His most-cited work, "Artificial muscle with reversible and controllable deformation based on stiffness-variable carbon nanotube spring-like nanocomposite yarn" (2019, 54 citations), addresses a critical bottleneck in the field: achieving precise, reversible, and large-scale deformation in artificial muscles. Yin’s major contribution lies in engineering a stiffness-variable CNT spring-like nanocomposite yarn that enables both controllable actuation and rapid deformation recovery—overcoming the longstanding limitations of slow recovery and small, unpredictable motion in prior CNT yarn actuators. This breakthrough has significant implications for flexible devices, intelligent wearables, and biomimetic robotics. With 54 citations, his work is recognized as a key step toward practical, high-performance artificial muscles. Yin’s research continues to push the boundaries of smart materials, making him a notable figure in the intersection of nanotechnology and soft actuation systems.

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   Artificial muscle with reversible and controllable deformation based on stiffness-variable carbon nanotube spring-like nanocomposite yarn

   54 citations · 2019

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