Shape-memory alloy

A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities

Jaronie Mohd Jani, Martin Leary, Aleksandar Subic, Mark Gibson

Citations: 3959 • 2013

A Review of Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: Mechanisms, Materials, and Applications

Yuliang Xia, Yang He, Fenghua Zhang, Yanju Liu, Jinsong Leng

Citations: 1221 • 2020

Magnetic Shape Memory Polymers with Integrated Multifunctional Shape Manipulation

Qiji Ze, Xiao Kuang, Shuai Wu, Janet Wong, S. Macrae Montgomery, Rundong Zhang, Joshua M. Kovitz, Fengyuan Yang, H. Jerry Qi, Ruike Renee Zhao

Citations: 718 • 2019

Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

Sangok Seok, Çağdaş D. Önal, Kyu‐Jin Cho, Robert J. Wood, Daniela Rus, Sangbae Kim

Citations: 656 • 2013

Sequential Self-Folding Structures by 3D Printed Digital Shape Memory Polymers

Yiqi Mao, Kai Yu, Michael Isakov, Jiangtao Wu, Martin L. Dunn, H. Jerry Qi

Citations: 497 • 2015

Direct-Write Fabrication of 4D Active Shape-Changing Structures Based on a Shape Memory Polymer and Its Nanocomposite

Hongqiu Wei, Qiwei Zhang, Yongtao Yao, Liwu Liu, Yanju Liu, Jinsong Leng

Citations: 496 • 2016

Organic materials for reversible optical data storage

Ben L. Feringa, Wolter F. Jager, Ben de Lange

Citations: 492 • 1993

Four-dimensional Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Cedric P. Ambulo, Julia J. Burroughs, Jennifer M. Boothby, Hyun Kim, M. Ravi Shankar, Taylor H. Ware

Citations: 490 • 2017

3D Printed Photoresponsive Devices Based on Shape Memory Composites

Hui Yang, Wan Ru Leow, Ting Wang, Juan Wang, Jiancan Yu, Ke He, Dianpeng Qi, Changjin Wan, Xiao Dong Chen

Citations: 481 • 2017

An Artificial Flexible Visual Memory System Based on an UV‐Motivated Memristor

Shuai Chen, Zheng Lou, Di Chen, Guozhen Shen

Citations: 423 • 2018

Molecularly‐Engineered, 4D‐Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators

Cedric P. Ambulo, Hyun Kim, Rohit De, Vyom Raval, Kyle Searles, Danyal A. Siddiqui, John Michael O. Cue, Mihaela C. Stefan, M. Ravi Shankar, Taylor H. Ware

Citations: 361 • 2018

Shape Memory Alloy-Based Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Compliant and Effective Grasping

Wei Wang, Sung‐Hoon Ahn

Citations: 351 • 2017

3D Printed Reversible Shape Changing Components with Stimuli Responsive Materials

Yiqi Mao, Zhen Ding, Chao Yuan, Shigang Ai, Michael Isakov, Jiangtao Wu, Tiejun Wang, Martin L. Dunn, H. Jerry Qi

Citations: 341 • 2016

A multifunctional shape-morphing elastomer with liquid metal inclusions

Michael J. Ford, Cedric P. Ambulo, Teresa A. Kent, Eric J. Markvicka, Chengfeng Pan, Jonathan A. Malen, Taylor H. Ware, Carmel Majidi

Citations: 321 • 2019

Materials as Machines

Joselle M. McCracken, Brian R. Donovan, Timothy J. White

Citations: 319 • 2020

Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators: The Role of Material, Form, and Scaling Effects

Min‐Soo Kim, Jae‐Kyung Heo, Hugo Rodrigue, Hyun‐Taek Lee, Salvador Pané, Min‐Woo Han, Sung‐Hoon Ahn

Citations: 305 • 2023

An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-Coupled Actuators and Robots

Hugo Rodrigue, Wei Wang, Min-Woo Han, Thomas J. Y. Kim, Sung‐Hoon Ahn

Citations: 261 • 2017

Multifunctional Shape Memory Composites for Joule Heating, Self‐Healing, and Highly Efficient Microwave Absorption

Xiangfei Wei, Xiaoxuan He, Junru Yao, Ruiyang Tan, Ping Chen, Boyi Yao, Jintang Zhou, Zhengjun Yao

Citations: 241 • 2022

Locomotion of inchworm-inspired robot made of smart soft composite (SSC)

Wei Wang, Jang-Yeob Lee, Hugo Rodrigue, Sung-Hyuk Song, Won‐Shik Chu, Sung‐Hoon Ahn

Citations: 239 • 2014

Omega-Shaped Inchworm-Inspired Crawling Robot With Large-Index-and-Pitch (LIP) SMA Spring Actuators

Je‐Sung Koh, Kyu‐Jin Cho

Citations: 235 • 2012