Fabrication Strategies of Building Blocks for Soft Robotics
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Smart materials, referred to as stimuli-responsive or intelligent materials, are of significant interest as their shapes, structures, and functions can be dynamically changed in response to environmental cues. Shape-changing polymers, a subclass of smart materials, are particularly promising; these materials can respond to a wide range of conditions by designing synthesis and processing strategies. As natural systems utilize tailored molecular- and micro-scale interfaces to communicate with their environment, molecularly and structurally designed synthetic materials enable similar capabilities. Here, we discuss fabrication strategies to create multifunctional building blocks for soft robotic applications.