Lulu Yang

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Lulu Yang is a leading researcher in the field of bioinspired soft robotics and smart actuators, specializing in the development of multi-stimuli-responsive materials that mimic complex biological movements. Her major contributions include pioneering work on carbon nanotube bilayer composites and MXene-based films that respond to both electrical signals and natural sunlight, enabling versatile biomimetic motions such as flicking, crawling, and wavelike oscillation. Her 2017 paper on electrically and sunlight-driven actuators has garnered 285 citations, while her 2020 study on autonomous light-driven self-sustained oscillation for phototactic locomotion and power generation has been cited 201 times. Notably, her 2021 work on self-locomotive MXene actuators driven by natural sunlight fluctuation (179 citations) demonstrates significant potential for autonomous, energy-free operation in real-world environments. Yang’s research has led to innovative applications including soft jumping robots, photo-to-electric generators, and paper-based multifunctional actuators, advancing the frontier of intelligent biomimetic devices for industrial, environmental, and military use.

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1. 1
   Electrically and Sunlight‐Driven Actuator with Versatile Biomimetic Motions Based on Rolled Carbon Nanotube Bilayer Composite

   285 citations · 2017
2. 2
   An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light‐Driven Self‐Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self‐Locomotion and Power Generation

   201 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Self-Locomotive Soft Actuator Based on Asymmetric Microstructural Ti₃C₂T_<i>x</i> MXene Film Driven by Natural Sunlight Fluctuation

   179 citations · 2021
4. 4
   A powerful dual-responsive soft actuator and photo-to-electric generator based on graphene micro-gasbags for bioinspired applications

   50 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Multifunctional Soft Actuators Based on Anisotropic Paper/Polymer Bilayer Toward Bioinspired Applications

   49 citations · 2019
6. 6
   Actuators: Electrically and Sunlight‐Driven Actuator with Versatile Biomimetic Motions Based on Rolled Carbon Nanotube Bilayer Composite (Adv. Funct. Mater. 44/2017)

   6 citations · 2017
7. 7
   Autonomous Soft Actuators: An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light‐Driven Self‐Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self‐Locomotion and Power Generation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2020)

   4 citations · 2020

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