Research and Publications

Research Areas:

Publications (Google Scholar):

Soft Robotics & Artificial Muscle

Related Publications:

Y. Chi, Y. Tang, H. Liu, J. Yin*, “Leveraging monostable and bistable pre-curved bilayer actuators for high-performance multitask soft robots”, Adv. Mater. Technol., 2000370 (2020) [PDF]
Y. Tang, Yinding Chi, Jiefeng Sun, Tzu-Hao Huang, Omid H. Maghsoudi, Andrew Spence, Jianguo Zhao, Hao Su, Jie Yin*, "Leveraging Elastic instabilities for Amplified Performance: Spine-inspired high-speed and high-force soft robots", Science Advances, 6, 19, eaaz6912 (2020) [PDF] NCSU News, Engadget, New Altas, NSF, Tech Briefs, IEEE RAS Robotics Podcast interview
S. Tawfick* and Y. Tang, “Stronger Artificial Muscles with a Twist”, Science, 365, 6449, 125 (2019) [PDF]
Y. Tang*, Q. Zhang, G. Lin, J. Yin*, "Switchable Adhesion Actuator for Amphibious Soft Robot", Soft Robotics, 5 (5), 592-600 (2018) [PDF] Science News, Science & Vie
Y. Tang and Jie Yin*, "Design of multifunctional soft doming actuator for soft machines", Adv. Mater. Technol, 201800069 (2018) [PDF] Materials Views

Mechanical Metamaterials

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Y. Tang#, Y. Li#, Y. Hong, S. Yang, J. Yin*, “Programmable Active Kirigami Metasheets with more Freedom of Actuation”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (52) 26407 (2019). [PDF] Science Daily, NCSU News, inverse, TechXplore, Cosmos
Y. Tang, G. Lin, S. Yang, Y.K. Yi, R. D. Kamien and J. Yin*, "Programmable Kiri-kirigami Metamaterials", Advanced Materials 1604262 (2017). (Highlighted by Advanced Science News) [PDF]
Y. Tang and J. Yin*, "Design of cut units geometry in hierarchical kirigami-based auxetic metamaterials for high stretchability and compressibility", Extreme Mechanics Letters, doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2016.07.005 (2016) (Prof. Jie Yin was honored EML Young Investigator Award for this paper) [PDF]
Y. Tang, G. Lin, L. Han, S. Qiu, S. Yang* and J. Yin*, "Design of hierarchically cut hinges for highly stretchable and reconfigurable metamaterials with enhanced strength", Advanced Materials 27, 7181-7190 (2015) [PDF]
Y. Guan, Z. Zhang, Y. Tang, J. Yin, S. Ren, "Nanoconfined polymer conducting nanosheets with 2,000% stretchability", Advanced Materials, 30, 1706390 (2018)
Q. Zhang, J. Wommer, C. O’Rourke, J. Teitelman, Y. Tang, J. Robison, G. Lin and J. Yin*, “Origami and kirigami inspired self-folding for programming three-dimensional shape shifting of polymer sheets with light”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 11, 111-120 (2017)

Mechanics of Instability

Related Publications:

G. Lin#, D. Ge#, Y. Tang, Y. Xia, G. Wu, L. Han, S. Yang* and J. Yin*, "Cuts Guided Deterministic Buckling in Arrays of Soft Parallel Plates for Multifunctionality", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 29345-29354 (2017) (# denotes equal contribution)
Q. Zhang, Y. Tang, M. Hajfathalian, C. Chen, K. T. Turner, D. A. Dikin, G. Lin and J. Yin, “Spontaneously delaminated crack-free nanoribbons for potential extreme stretchability in metal and semiconductor”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(51), 44938 (2017)
G. Lin, P. Chandrasekaran, C. Lv, Q. Zhang, Y. Tang, L. Han and J. Yin*, "Self-similar Hierarchical Wrinkles as a Potential Multifunctional Smart Window with Simultaneously Tunable Transparency, Structural Color, and Droplet Transport", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 26510-26517 (2017)

Patent:
Yichao Tang and Jie Yin, “Climbing Soft Robotics”, US20200156237A1