journal article·2023-04

Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges

Yunrui Chen, Yabin Zhang, Hongyuan Li, Jie Shen, Fangfei Zhang, Jiajun He, Junzhu Lin, Ben Wang, Shichao Niu, Zhiwu Han, Zhiguang Guo

Nano Today· Volume 49
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