Universal SMP gripper with massive and selective capabilities for multiscaled, arbitrarily shaped objects

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Grippers are widely used for the gripping, manipulation, and assembly of objects with a wide range of scales, shapes, and quantities in research, industry, and our daily lives. A simple yet universal solution is very challenging. Here, we manage to address this challenge utilizing a simple shape memory polymer (SMP) block. The embedding of objects into the SMP enables the gripping while the shape recovery upon stimulation facilitates the releasing. Systematic studies show that friction, suction, and interlocking effects dominate the grip force individually or collectively. This universal SMP gripper design provides a versatile solution to grip and manipulate multiscaled (from centimeter scale down to 10-μm scale) 3D objects with arbitrary shapes, in individual, deterministic, or massive, selective ways. These extraordinary capabilities are demonstrated by the gripping and manipulation of macroscaled objects, mesoscaled steel sphere arrays and microparticles, and the selective and patterned transfer printing of micro light-emitting diodes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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Science advances - 6(2020), 7 vom: 06. Feb., Seite eaay5120

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Linghu, Changhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chengjun [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Kaixin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chenglong [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Yinjia [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Haodong [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Xiaohui [VerfasserIn]
You, Zhenyu [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jizhou [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.03.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1126/sciadv.aay5120

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NLM307029522