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    University - Student Department: Chemical Engineering Position: Graduate

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  • Biomolecular Actuators for Soft Robots. Chemical reviews Quan, M. C., Mai, D. J. 2025

    Abstract

    Biomolecules present promising stimuli-responsive mechanisms to revolutionize soft actuators. Proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids foster specific intermolecular interactions, and their boundless sequence design spaces encode precise actuation capabilities. Drawing inspiration from nature, biomolecular actuators harness existing stimuli-responsive properties to meet the needs of diverse applications. This review features biomolecular actuators that respond to a wide variety of stimuli to drive both user-directed and autonomous actuation. We discuss how advances in biomaterial fabrication accelerate prototyping of precise, custom actuators, and we identify biomolecules with untapped actuation potential. Finally, we highlight opportunities for multifunctional and reconfigurable biomolecules to improve the versatility and sustainability of next-generation soft actuators.

    View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00811

    View details for PubMedID 40331746

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