Design and mechanism of photothermal soft actuators and their applications
Rajaram S. Sutar, Sanjay S. Latthe, Xinna Wu, Kazuya Nakata, Ruimin Xing, Shanhu Liu, Akira Fujishima
Abstract
This article discusses the fundamentals and progress of photothermal actuators, and their applications from bionic design to intelligent robots in detail.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyActuatorMechanism (biology)RobotPhotothermal effectComputer scienceControl engineeringNanotechnologyEngineeringMechanical engineeringSystems engineeringMaterials scienceArtificial intelligencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials