Ultrasensitive and ultrastretchable metal crack strain sensor based on helical polydimethylsiloxane

• Shangbi Chen,
• Dewen Liu,
• Weiwei Chen,
• Huajiang Chen,
• Jiawei Li and
• Jinfang Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 270–278, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.25

• ], monitoring human health [6][7][8], medical treatment [9][10], soft robotics [11][12], and human–computer interaction [13][14][15]. Numerous flexible strain sensors employing various mechanisms such as piezoresistivity [16][17], capacitance [18][19], and piezoelectricity have been developed to fulfill the

Frequency-dependent nanomechanical profiling for medical diagnosis

• Santiago D. Solares and
• Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1483–1489, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.122

• diseases that are linked to mechanical changes in cells and/or the extracellular matrix. Existing micro-robotics technology could be harnessed to develop the specific types of sensors needed in each case. For example, in the case of gastrointestinal cancer screening, one could envision the integration of a

• already available (e.g., microfabrication and micro-robotics). While we have focused specifically on healthcare treatments of mechanically relevant diseases, similar technology adoption paths can be envisioned for other fields, such as tissue engineering, for which frequency-dependent characterization

Electrostatic pull-in application in flexible devices: A review

• Teng Cai,
• Yuming Fang,
• Yingli Fang,
• Ruozhou Li,
• Ying Yu and
• Mingyang Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 390–403, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.32

• /NEMS devices. Similar to the triboelectric effect, the pyroelectric effect can also be used as an energy source for microscale energy systems with NEM switches for corresponding sensors and actuators. Microscale robotics can be used to navigate and explore narrow spaces and manipulate microscale parts

• . A pyroelectric high-voltage generator (PHVG) system can produce voltages up to several kilovolts, which is an important power supply system for microscale robotics. Ni et al. [100] proposed a PHVG system composed of lithium niobate and a PZT cantilever switch, as shown in Figure 13. Lithium niobate

Recent progress in actuation technologies of micro/nanorobots

• Ke Xu and
• Bing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 756–765, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.59

• Ke Xu Bing Liu School of Information & Control Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, China 10.3762/bjnano.12.59 Abstract As a research field of robotics, micro/nanorobots have been extensively studied in recent years because of their important application prospects in

• . Keywords: actuation methods; external field actuation; micro/nanorobots; self-actuation; Introduction In the past few decades, micro/nanorobots have developed rapidly as an emerging field of robotics. Macroscale robots are limited in their use in specific scenarios such as working in small spaces. In

• under environmental perception, thereby solving the problem of integrated operation of microrobots in a closed living environment. This application in minimally invasive medicine, soft robotics, and smart materials has attracted more and more attention. Electric field actuation External electric fields

Physical constraints lead to parallel evolution of micro- and nanostructures of animal adhesive pads: a review

• Thies H. Büscher and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 725–743, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.57

• unpredictable surfaces. The dependence of leg movements and body kinematics can be useful for basic research and applications in the field of robotics [285][286][287][288]. In return, robotic systems can provide insights into the regulation and temporal resolution of attachments, which can strengthen

A stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator made of silver-coated glass microspheres for human motion energy harvesting and self-powered sensing applications

• Hui Li,
• Yaju Zhang,
• Yonghui Wu,
• Hui Zhao,
• Weichao Wang,
• Xu He and
• Haiwu Zheng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 402–412, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.32

• satisfies the needs of reliability for flexible tactile sensors in realizing human–machine interfaces. This work expands the potential application of S-TENGs from wearable electronics and smart sensing systems to real-time robotics control and virtual reality/augmented reality interactions. Keywords: human

Molecular architectonics of DNA for functional nanoarchitectures

• Debasis Ghosh,
• Lakshmi P. Datta and
• Thimmaiah Govindaraju

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 124–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.11

• geometries, patterns, or crystals that facilitate the positional assembly of nanoparticles along the DNA nanostructures [42]. The dynamic DNA nanotechnology includes DNA nanomachines with potential applications ranging from sensing to delivery and robotics [43]. Inspired by the complementary base pairing

A review of demodulation techniques for multifrequency atomic force microscopy

• David M. Harcombe,
• Michael G. Ruppert and
• Andrew J. Fleming

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 76–91, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.8

• the multifrequency coherent demodulator being successfully applied to intermodulation AFM [26][27]. Kalman filter The Kalman filter [48] has seen practical application in many fields including inertial navigation [49], robotics [50], and economics [51]. The Kalman filter uses a recursive algorithm to

Wearable, stable, highly sensitive hydrogel–graphene strain sensors

• Jian Lv,
• Chuncai Kong,
• Chao Yang,
• Lu Yin,
• Itthipon Jeerapan,
• Fangzhao Pu,
• Xiaojing Zhang,
• Sen Yang and
• Zhimao Yang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 475–480, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.47

• the field of bioelectronics, artificial intelligence, and soft robotics [1][2]. Among these sensors, strain sensors can translate an external applied tensile force into electrical signal, hence attracting numerous research efforts for health monitoring, biomechanics studies and artificial skin for

• soft robotics [3][4]. The current, state of the art strategy to fabricate flexible strain sensors involves the integration of a conductive film on an elastomeric polymer and the embedding of conductive materials into the polymer matrix [5][6]. However, the lack of seamless conformation to curvatures in

Bidirectional biomimetic flow sensing with antiparallel and curved artificial hair sensors

• Claudio Abels,
• Antonio Qualtieri,
• Toni Lober,
• Alessandro Mariotti,
• Lily D. Chambers,
• Massimo De Vittorio,
• William M. Megill and
• Francesco Rizzi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 32–46, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.4

• sensor; biomimetics; flow direction; flow sensing; robotics; Introduction Biological lateral line organ Flow sensors in nature often have a morphological polarity, such as the hair cell sensors in the lateral line of fish [1], in jellyfish [2], arthropods [3][4] and crickets [5][6][7][8], as well as the

• bidirectional sensitivity to flow sensing with curved artificial hair sensors. In the short term, the presented sensor platform will be investigated in liquids as well, once the sensors are embedded in a waterproof MEMS package. For future applications, we are targeting automotive, robotics, automation and air

Fabrication of gold-coated PDMS surfaces with arrayed triangular micro/nanopyramids for use as SERS substrates

• Jingran Zhang,
• Yongda Yan,
• Peng Miao and
• Jianxiong Cai

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2271–2282, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.227

• Jingran Zhang Yongda Yan Peng Miao Jianxiong Cai The State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Robotics Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150080, P.R. China Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P.R. China

• gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Foundation for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51675134), Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51521003), Self-Planned Task (SKLRS201606B) of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT) and

Surface functionalization of 3D-printed plastics via initiated chemical vapor deposition

• Christine Cheng and
• Malancha Gupta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1629–1636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.162

• [1][2]. These attractive features have led to applications of 3DP in diverse fields including tissue engineering [2][3], microfluidics [4], robotics [5], and batteries [6][7]. 3DP involves a computer-aided design of the target structure sliced into 2D layers and printed layer-by-layer [2][3]. Four

Tandem polymer solar cells: simulation and optimization through a multiscale scheme

• Fanan Wei,
• Ligang Yao,
• Fei Lan,
• Guangyong Li and
• Lianqing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 123–133, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.13

• Fanan Wei Ligang Yao Fei Lan Guangyong Li Lianqing Liu School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of self-assembled thiol monolayers and supported lipid membranes on thin anodic porous alumina

• Marco Salerno,
• Amirreza Shayganpour,
• Barbara Salis and
• Silvia Dante

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 74–81, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.8

• Marco Salerno Amirreza Shayganpour Barbara Salis Silvia Dante Department of Nanophysics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, University of Genova, viale Causa 13, I-16145 Genova, Italy 10.3762/bjnano.8.8 Abstract Thin

Characterization of spherical domains at the polystyrene thin film–water interface

• Khurshid Ahmad,
• Xuezeng Zhao,
• Yunlu Pan and
• Danish Hussain

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 581–590, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.51

• , University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P.R. China 10.3762/bjnano.7.51 Abstract Spherical domains that readily form at the polystyrene (PS)–water interface

Fabrication and characterization of novel multilayered structures by stereocomplexion of poly(D-lactic acid)/poly(L-lactic acid) and self-assembly of polyelectrolytes

• Elena Dellacasa,
• Li Zhao,
• Gesheng Yang,
• Laura Pastorino and
• Gleb B. Sukhorukov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 81–90, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.10

• Elena Dellacasa Li Zhao Gesheng Yang Laura Pastorino Gleb B. Sukhorukov Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genova, Via all’ Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova, Italy School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile

Self-assembly of nanostructures and nanomaterials

• Isabelle Berbezier and
• Maurizio De Crescenzi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1397–1398, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.144

• with potential to shape future scientific research, self-assembly is the most promising path to breakthroughs in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, spintronics, molecular nanotechnology, biology, materials science, software, robotics, manufacturing, transportation, energy harvesting, infrastructure and

An analytical approach to evaluate the performance of graphene and carbon nanotubes for NH₃ gas sensor applications

• Elnaz Akbari,
• Vijay K. Arora,
• Aria Enzevaee,
• Mohamad. T. Ahmadi,
• Mehdi Saeidmanesh,
• Mohsen Khaledian,
• Hediyeh Karimi and
• Rubiyah Yusof

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 726–734, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.85

• Elnaz Akbari Vijay K. Arora Aria Enzevaee Mohamad. T. Ahmadi Mehdi Saeidmanesh Mohsen Khaledian Hediyeh Karimi Rubiyah Yusof Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIRO), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi

Analytical development and optimization of a graphene–solution interface capacitance model

• Hediyeh Karimi,
• Rasoul Rahmani,
• Reza Mashayekhi,
• Leyla Ranjbari,
• Amir H. Shirdel,
• Niloofar Haghighian,
• Parisa Movahedi,
• Moein Hadiyan and
• Razali Ismail

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 603–609, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.71

• Hediyeh Karimi Rasoul Rahmani Reza Mashayekhi Leyla Ranjbari Amir H. Shirdel Niloofar Haghighian Parisa Movahedi Moein Hadiyan Razali Ismail Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Japan International Ins. Of Technology

Hairy suckers: the surface microstructure and its possible functional significance in the Octopus vulgaris sucker

• Francesca Tramacere,
• Esther Appel,
• Barbara Mazzolai and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 561–565, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.66

• functional mechanism represents a very interesting source of inspiration for engineers and robotics specialists in the development of novel biomimetic adhesion devices. (a) Photograph of the frontal view of an octopus sucker. Infundibulum (I); orifice (O); and rim (R). (b) Schematic structure (transversal