title: Poroelastic Foams for Simple Fabrication of Complex Soft Robots.
abstract: Open-celled, elastomeric foams allow the simple design of fully 3D pneumatic soft machines using common forming techniques. This is demonstrated through the fabrication of simple actuators and an entirely soft, functional fluid pump formed in the shape of the human heart. The device pumps at physiologically relevant frequencies and pressures and attains a flow rate higher than all previously reported soft pumps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 214 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Mac Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Xintong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 214 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Sanlin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Ilse M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: van Meerbeek
authors.affiliation: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Huichan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004548:Elasticity; D016062:Porosity; D011312:Pressure; D012371:Robotics
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon
keywords: actuators; compliant structures; foams; pneumatic pressures; soft robotics