Linear Actuators: Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle (Adv. Mater. Technol. 3/2016). Issue 3 (15th June 2016) - Yang, Dian
Abstract : The mechanical characteristics of biological muscles are difficult to reproduce completely in synthetic systems. In article 1600055, George M. Whitesides and co‐workers demonstrate a new class of soft pneumatic structures (VAMPs, or vacuum‐actuated muscle‐inspired pneumatic structures) that combine actuation by negative pressure (vacuum), with cooperative buckling of elastomer to achieve motion, and demonstrate features similar to mammalian muscle.