Works (60)

Updated: May 15th, 2023 08:10

2023 article

A Perspective on Miniature Soft Robotics: Actuation, Fabrication, Control, and Applications

Chi, Y., Zhao, Y., Hong, Y., Li, Y., & Yin, J. (2023, April 26). ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS.

By: Y. Chi n, Y. Zhao, Y. Hong, Y. Li & J. Yin

author keywords: actuation and control; advanced manufacturing; artificial intelligence; healthcare; miniature soft robotics
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 9, 2023

2023 journal article

Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(12).

By: S. Wu, Y. Hong, Y. Zhao, J. Yin & Y. Zhu

Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 9, 2023

2022 review

Bistable and Multistable Actuators for Soft Robots: Structures, Materials, and Functionalities

[Review of ]. ADVANCED MATERIALS, 34(19).

author keywords: bistability and multistability; soft actuating materials; soft actuators; soft robots; structural designs
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Boundary curvature guided programmable shape-morphing kirigami sheets

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 13(1).

By: Y. Hong, Y. Chi, S. Wu, Y. Li, Y. Zhu & J. Yin

Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 7, 2022

2022 journal article

On-Demand Solar and Thermal RadiationManagement Based on Switchable Interwoven Surfaces

ACS ENERGY LETTERS, 7(5), 1758–1763.

By: Y. Ke*, Y. Li, L. Wu*, S. Wang*, R. Yang*, J. Yin, G. Tan*, Y. Long*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 13, 2022

2022 article

Self-Sustained Snapping Drives Autonomous Dancing and Motion in Free-Standing Wavy Rings

Zhao, Y., Hong, Y., Qi, F., Chi, Y., Su, H., & Yin, J. (2022, December 27). ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 12.

By: Y. Zhao, Y. Hong, F. Qi, Y. Chi n, H. Su & J. Yin

author keywords: autonomous; bistable rings; liquid-crystal elastomers; snapping instabilities; soft robots
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 9, 2023

2022 journal article

Snapping for high-speed and high-efficient butterfly stroke-like soft swimmer

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 8(46).

By: Y. Chi, Y. Hong, Y. Zhao, Y. Li & J. Yin

Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 17, 2023

2021 article

3D Transformable Modular Kirigami Based Programmable Metamaterials

Li, Y., Zhang, Q., Hong, Y., & Yin, J. (2021, July 29). ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.

By: Y. Li, Q. Zhang*, Y. Hong & J. Yin

author keywords: 3D modular kirigami; deformation modes; disassemblable metamaterials; mechanical metamaterials; modular assembly; modular disassembly; programmable properties
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 9, 2021

2021 article

Fast Thermal Actuators for Soft Robotics

Wu, S., Baker, G. L., Yin, J., & Zhu, Y. (2021, December 7). SOFT ROBOTICS.

By: S. Wu, G. Baker n, J. Yin & Y. Zhu

author keywords: silver nanowires; soft robot; soft actuator; snap-through instability; electrothermal actuation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Geometric mechanics of folded kirigami structures with tunable bandgap

EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 49.

By: Y. Li, X. Song*, H. Liu* & J. Yin

author keywords: Kirigami structures; Foldable hinges; Structural polarization; Stiffness singularity; Tunable phononic bandgap
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 23, 2021

2021 journal article

Metamorphosis of three-dimensional kirigami-inspired reconfigurable and reprogrammable architected matter

MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS, 21.

By: Y. Li & J. Yin

author keywords: Three-dimensional kirigami; Architected materials; Kinematic bifurcation; Reconfigurability; Reprogrammability
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 12, 2021

2021 journal article

Microstructural design for mechanical-optical multifunctionality in the exoskeleton of the flower beetle Torynorrhina flammea

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118(25).

By: Z. Jia*, M. Fernandes*, Z. Deng*, T. Yang*, Q. Zhang n, A. Lethbridge*, J. Yin, J. Lee* ...

author keywords: beetle exoskeleton; photonic biomaterials; multifunctional materials; optical damage tolerance; performance synergies and trade-offs
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 2, 2021

2021 journal article

Shape-morphing materials and structures for energy-efficient building envelopes

MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY, 22.

By: Y. Li, Y. Zhao, Y. Chi, Y. Hong & J. Yin

author keywords: Shape-morphing structures; Building envelope; Energy saving; Smart materials
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 23, 2021

2020 journal article

Cephalopod-inspired versatile design based on plasmonic VO2 nanoparticle for energy-efficient mechano-thermochromic windows

NANO ENERGY, 73.

By: Y. Ke*, Q. Zhang n, T. Wang*, S. Wang*, N. Li*, G. Lin*, X. Liu*, Z. Dai* ...

author keywords: Bio-inspired; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Wrinkle; Smart window; Mechanochromic; Solar energy modulation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 31, 2020

2020 journal article

Deciphering, Designing, and Realizing Self-Folding Biomimetic Microstructures Using a Mass-Spring Model and Inkjet-Printed, Self-Folding Hydrogels

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 30(39).

By: C. Cui*, J. Yin & L. Han*

author keywords: inkjet printing; mass-spring method modeling; microstructures; self-folding structures; tissue engineering
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 31, 2020

2020 journal article

Leveraging Monostable and Bistable Pre-Curved Bilayer Actuators for High-Performance Multitask Soft Robots

ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, 5(9).

By: Y. Chi, Y. Tang n, H. Liu* & J. Yin

author keywords: bistability; locomotion; soft actuators; soft robotics; swimming
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 13, 2020

2020 journal article

Leveraging elastic instabilities for amplified performance: Spine-inspired high-speed and high-force soft robots

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(19).

By: Y. Tang n, Y. Chi, J. Sun*, T. Huang*, O. Maghsoudi*, A. Spence*, J. Zhao*, H. Su*, J. Yin

Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020

2019 journal article

Adaptive Thermochromic Windows from Active Plasmonic Elastomers

Joule, 3(3), 858–871.

By: Y. Ke*, Y. Yin*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Tan*, P. Hu*, S. Wang*, Y. Tang*, Y. Zhou* ...

Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Free‐Standing Buckle‐Delaminated 2D Organic Nanosheets with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Multifunctionality

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 6(17), 1900561.

By: Q. Zhang*, Z. Zhang* & J. Yin

author keywords: buckling-driven delamination; multifunctionality; organic conducting nanofilms; organic stretchable devices; wrinkling
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Kirigami‐Inspired Stretchable Conjugated Electronics

Advanced Electronic Materials, 6(1), 1900929.

By: Z. Zhang*, Y. Yu*, Y. Tang*, Y. Guan*, Y. Hu*, J. Yin, K. Willets*, S. Ren*

author keywords: conjugated polymers; fluorescence; sensors; stretchable electronics
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Mechanical properties of stingray tesserae: High-resolution correlative analysis of mineral density and indentation moduli in tessellated cartilage

Acta Biomaterialia, 96, 421–435.

By: R. Seidel*, A. Roschger*, L. Li*, J. Bizzarro*, Q. Zhang*, J. Yin, T. Yang*, J. Weaver* ...

author keywords: Stingray; Tesserae; Tessellation; Quantitative backscattered electron imaging; Calcified cartilage; Low-density biomaterials
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Nanoparticle-Infused UHMWPE Layer as Multifunctional Coating for High-Performance PPTA Single Fibers

Scientific Reports, 9(1).

By: Z. Zhang*, Y. Zhao*, H. Li*, S. Percec*, J. Yin & F. Ren*

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2019 journal article

Programmable active kirigami metasheets with more freedom of actuation

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 116(52), 26407–26413.

author keywords: kirigami; metamaterial; thermal actuation; programmable machine; polarization switch
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 review

Smart Windows: Electro-, Thermo-, Mechano-, Photochromics, and Beyond

[Review of ]. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 9(39).

By: Y. Ke*, J. Chen*, C. Lin*, S. Wang*, Y. Zhou*, J. Yin, P. Lee*, Y. Long*

author keywords: energy saving; optical modulation; responsive materials; smart windows; solar energy
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 30, 2019

2019 journal article

Smart Windows: Smart Windows: Electro‐, Thermo‐, Mechano‐, Photochromics, and Beyond (Adv. Energy Mater. 39/2019)

Advanced Energy Materials, 9(39), 1970153.

By: Y. Ke*, J. Chen*, G. Lin*, S. Wang*, Y. Zhou*, J. Yin, P. Lee*, Y. Long*

Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2019 journal article

Structure-mechanical property relations of skin-core regions of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) single fiber

Scientific Reports, 9, 740.

By: S. Chabi*, D. Dikin*, J. Yin, S. Percec* & F. Ren*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 8, 2020

2018 journal article

Constrained droplet base in condensed water on carbon nanoparticle coating for delayed freezing

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 24, 38–46.

By: G. Lin*, Q. Zhang*, D. Dikin* & J. Yin

author keywords: Assembled carbon nanoparticles; Anti-icing; Water condensation; Heterogeneous nucleation energy; Constant base area droplet growth
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Design of Multifunctional Soft Doming Actuator for Soft Machines

Advanced Materials Technologies, 3(7), 1800069.

By: Y. Tang* & J. Yin

author keywords: adhesion; bilayer doming actuators; grippers; soft robotics; swimming
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Developing an advanced daylight model for building energy tool to simulate dynamic shading device

Solar Energy, 163, 140–149.

By: Y. Yi*, J. Yin & Y. Tang*

author keywords: Daylight; Building energy; Dynamic shading; Kirigami
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Highly efficient fog harvesting on superhydrophobic microfibers through droplet oscillation and sweeping

Soft Matter, 14(41), 8276–8283.

By: Q. Zhang*, G. Lin* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2018 journal article

Kirigami-Inspired Nanoconfined Polymer Conducting Nanosheets with 2000% Stretchability

Advanced Materials, 30(20), 1706390.

By: Y. Guan*, Z. Zhang*, Y. Tang*, J. Yin & S. Ren*

author keywords: flexible electronics; freestanding polymer nanosheets; kirigami; stretchability
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Small degree of anisotropic wetting on self-similar hierarchical wrinkled surfaces

Soft Matter, 14(9), 1517–1529.

By: G. Lin*, Q. Zhang*, C. Lv*, Y. Tang* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Spontaneous buckling-driven periodic delamination of thin films on soft substrates under large compression

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 118, 40–57.

By: Q. Zhang & J. Yin

author keywords: Film-substrate system; Periodic buckle-delamination; Post-buckling; Interfacial toughness; Stretchability
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2018 journal article

Switchable Adhesion Actuator for Amphibious Climbing Soft Robot

Soft Robotics, 5(5), 592–600.

By: Y. Tang*, Q. Zhang*, G. Lin* & J. Yin

author keywords: amphibious climbing soft robotics; switchable adhesion; underwater locomotion; pneumatic actuation; load-carrying soft robots
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Cuts Guided Deterministic Buckling in Arrays of Soft Parallel Plates for Multifunctionality

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(34), 29345–29354.

By: G. Lin*, D. Ge*, Y. Tang*, Y. Xia*, G. Wu*, L. Han, S. Yang*, J. Yin

author keywords: cut-directed deterministic buckling; hydrogel; constrained buckling of plates; multifunctionality; reconfigurable electrical and optical pathways
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Design of cut unit geometry in hierarchical kirigami-based auxetic metamaterials for high stretchability and compressibility

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 12, 77–85.

By: Y. Tang* & J. Yin

author keywords: Kirigami; Auxetic metamaterial; Hierarchy; High stretchability; Compressibility
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2017 journal article

Non-additive impacts of covalent cross-linking on the viscoelastic nanomechanics of ionic polyelectrolyte complexes

RSC Advances, 7(84), 53334–53345.

By: B. Han, T. Ma*, J. Vergara*, G. Palmese*, J. Yin, D. Lee*, L. Han

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Origami and kirigami inspired self-folding for programming three-dimensional shape shifting of polymer sheets with light

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 11, 111–120.

By: Q. Zhang*, J. Wommer*, C. O’Rourke*, J. Teitelman*, Y. Tang*, J. Robison*, G. Lin*, J. Yin

author keywords: Origami and kirigami; Self-folding; Buckling; Programmable matter; Light-responsive
Source: Crossref
Added: December 8, 2020

2017 journal article

Self-similar Hierarchical Wrinkles as a Potential Multifunctional Smart Window with Simultaneously Tunable Transparency, Structural Color, and Droplet Transport

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(31), 26510–26517.

By: G. Lin*, P. Chandrasekaran*, C. Lv*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Tang*, L. Han, J. Yin

author keywords: hierarchical wrinkles; smart window; tunable optical properties; water droplet transport control; multifunctionality
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2017 journal article

Spontaneous Periodic Delamination of Thin Films To Form Crack-Free Metal and Silicon Ribbons with High Stretchability

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(51), 44938–44947.

By: Q. Zhang*, Y. Tang*, M. Hajfathalian*, C. Chen*, K. Turner*, D. Dikin*, G. Lin*, J. Yin

author keywords: crack-free ribbons; extreme stretchability; spontaneous periodic buckle-delamination; metal and silicon thin films; crack fragmentation
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2016 journal article

Nanomechanics of layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte complexes: a manifestation of ionic cross-links and fixed charges

Soft Matter, 12(4), 1158–1169.

By: B. Han, D. Chery*, J. Yin, X. Lu*, D. Lee* & L. Han

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2016 journal article

Programmable Kiri-Kirigami Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, 29(10), 1604262.

By: Y. Tang*, G. Lin*, S. Yang*, Y. Yi*, R. Kamien* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Controlled Crumpling of Graphene Oxide Films for Tunable Optical Transmittance

Advanced Materials, 27(21), 3256–3265.

By: A. Thomas*, B. Andow*, S. Suresh*, O. Eksik*, J. Yin, A. Dyson*, N. Koratkar*

author keywords: delamination buckling; dynamic glazing; graphene oxide; optical transmittance; smart windows
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Design of Hierarchically Cut Hinges for Highly Stretchable and Reconfigurable Metamaterials with Enhanced Strength

Advanced Materials, 27(44), 7181–7190.

By: Y. Tang*, G. Lin*, L. Han, S. Qiu*, S. Yang* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Elastoplastic Inverse Opals as Power-Free Mechanochromic Sensors for Force Recording

Advanced Functional Materials, 25(38), 6041–6049.

By: Y. Cho*, S. Lee*, L. Ellerthorpe*, G. Feng*, G. Lin*, G. Wu*, J. Yin, S. Yang*

author keywords: elastoplastic deformation; inverse opals; mechanochromic sensors; nanoindentation; photonic crystals
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

Unique wrinkles as identity tags

Nature, 520(7546), 164–165.

By: J. Yin & M. Boyce*

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2014 journal article

Biaxially Mechanical Tuning of 2-D Reversible and Irreversible Surface Topologies through Simultaneous and Sequential Wrinkling

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(4), 2850–2857.

By: J. Yin, J. Yagüe, M. Boyce* & K. Gleason

author keywords: buckling; chemical vapor deposition; computer modeling; pattern; thin films
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2013 journal article

Design of Ordered Wrinkled Patterns with Dynamically Tuned Properties

Physics Procedia, 46, 40–45.

By: J. Yagüe*, J. Yin, M. Boyce* & K. Gleason*

author keywords: iCVD; buckling; patterning
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2012 journal article

Collective Mechanical Behavior of Multilayer Colloidal Arrays of Hollow Nanoparticles

Langmuir, 28(13), 5580–5588.

By: J. Yin, M. Retsch, E. Thomas* & M. Boyce

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2012 journal article

Deterministic Order in Surface Micro-Topologies through Sequential Wrinkling

Advanced Materials, 24(40), 5441–5446.

By: J. Yin, J. Yagüe, D. Eggenspieler, K. Gleason & M. Boyce

author keywords: micropatterns; sequential wrinkling; iCVD; copolymer coatings; thin films; modulus measurement
Source: Crossref
Added: August 16, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly in Nature

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 1–8).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly on Curved Substrates

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 171–199).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2012 chapter

Mechanical Self-Assembly vs. Morphogenesis

In Mechanical Self-Assembly (pp. 9–23).

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2012 journal article

Tunable stimulus-responsive friction mechanisms of polyelectrolyte films and tube forests

Soft Matter, 8(33), 8642.

By: L. Han, J. Yin, L. Wang*, K. Chia*, R. Cohen*, M. Rubner*, C. Ortiz*, M. Boyce*

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Mechanics of Nanoindentation on a Monolayer of Colloidal Hollow Nanoparticles

Langmuir, 27(17), 10492–10500.

By: J. Yin, M. Retsch*, J. Lee*, E. Thomas* & M. Boyce*

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2010 journal article

Buckling patterns of thin films on curved compliant substrates with applications to morphogenesis and three-dimensional micro-fabrication

Soft Matter, 6(22), 5667.

By: X. Chen* & J. Yin

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2010 journal article

Mechanical modeling of a wrinkled fingertip immersed in water

Acta Biomaterialia, 6(4), 1487–1496.

By: J. Yin, G. Gerling* & X. Chen*

author keywords: Skin wrinkles; Surface topography; Modeling; Finite element analysis
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2009 journal article

Anisotropic buckling patterns in spheroidal film/substrate systems and their implications in some natural and biological systems

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57(9), 1470–1484.

By: J. Yin, X. Chen* & I. Sheinman*

author keywords: Buckling; Spheroid; Thin film; Morphogenesis
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2009 journal article

Mechanical self-assembly fabrication of gears

Soft Matter, 5(18), 3469.

By: J. Yin, E. Bar-Kochba* & X. Chen*

Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2008 journal article

Stress-driven buckling patterns in spheroidal core/shell structures

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(49), 19132–19135.

By: J. Yin, Z. Cao*, C. Li*, I. Sheinman* & X. Chen*

author keywords: morphogenesis; nonlinear mechanics; pattern formation; physical geometry
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020