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    Air Ambient-Operated pNIPAM-Based Flexible Actuators Stimulated by Human Body Temperature and Sunlight
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    Harnessing a natural power source such as the human body temperature or sunlight should realize ultimate low-power devices. In particular, macroscale and flexible actuators that do not require an artificial power source have tremendous potential. Here we propose and demonstrate electrically powerless polymer-based actuators operated at ambient conditions using a packaging technique in which the stimulating power source is produced by heat from the human body or sunlight. The actuating angle, force, and reliability are discussed as functions of temperature and exposure to sunlight. Furthermore, a wearable device platform and a smart curtain actuated by the temperature of human skin and sunlight, respectively, are demonstrated as the first proof-of-concepts. These nature-powered actuators should realize a new class of ultimate low-power devices.

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    Temperature distribution of pNIPAM with and without CNTs on a hoplate and under sunlight, response of pNIPAM actuator with different width of pNIPAM, bending angle of pNIPAM, movie clips of a proof-of-concept of a smart curtain. The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02544.

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