Jiu‐an Lv
Papers
12
Total Citations
853
H-Index
10
About
Jiu-an Lv is a pioneering researcher in soft robotics and smart materials, whose work has fundamentally advanced the design of miniature, remotely controlled robots and artificial muscles. His key research areas include light-driven micro-robotics, liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) actuators, and bioinspired self-oscillating systems. Lv’s major contributions include the development of a miniaturized swimming soft robot actuated by remote light signals (220 citations), solving long-standing challenges in powering and communicating with micro-robots without physical wires. He also created phototunable self-oscillating systems driven by self-winding fiber actuators (219 citations), enabling autonomous, continuous motion from a constant stimulus. His bioinspired liquid crystalline spinning technique (175 citations) allows scalable fabrication of high-performing fibrous artificial muscles, mimicking natural muscle performance. Notable achievements include demonstrating photomorphogenesis of traveling waves in monolithic soft artificial muscles and developing adaptive nanotube networks for omnidirectionally deformable electro-driven LCEs. With over 800 total citations across his top works, Lv’s research bridges fundamental materials science and practical robotics, offering transformative potential for biomedical devices, intelligent machines, and environmental monitoring.
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- 2Phototunable self-oscillating system driven by a self-winding fiber actuator219 citations · 2021
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- 8Phototactic Miniature Soft Robots with Terrain Adaptability21 citations · 2022
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- 10Reconfigurable Soft Actuators with Multiple‐Stimuli Responses13 citations · 2020