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About
Chaoying Wan is a leading researcher in the development of intelligent, self-healing soft robotics and advanced functional materials. Her work focuses on creating dielectric elastomers, hydrogels, and shape-memory alloys that can autonomously repair mechanical damage, electrical breakdown, and fatigue—critical challenges for reliable soft robots. Among her most impactful contributions is a 2019 study on self-healing dielectric elastomer actuators (153 citations), which demonstrated how to combine high actuation performance with electrical and mechanical self-repair. She has also pioneered electroadhesion technologies for self-reliant robotic applications, and developed dynamic glycol chitosan hydrogel nanocomposites that balance mechanical robustness with self-healing capability. Wan’s innovations extend to bioinspired designs, such as a piezoelectric-driven leaf-mimic actuator that integrates self-healing elastomers with sensing functionality, and the first 3D-printed swimming micro-robots using hydrophobic nanocellulose aerogels and porous piezoelectric ceramics. Her work on soft self-healing robots driven by micro two-way shape memory alloy springs and hydraulically amplified electrostatic actuators further underscores her role in advancing durable, autonomous soft robotic systems.
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