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Tae Jin Mun is a leading researcher in the field of advanced soft actuators and wearable electronics, with a primary focus on developing high-performance artificial muscles and self-powered sensors. His major contributions center on the design and fabrication of fiber-based actuators using graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which demonstrate remarkable thermally responsive torsional and tensile properties. Notably, his 2019 work on CNT–elastomer actuators achieved a tensile contraction of 30.5% within seconds at low voltage (5 V), producing a work capacity 110 times greater than mammalian skeletal muscle—a breakthrough for practical robotic and prosthetic applications. His research has garnered significant attention, with his most-cited paper on graphene oxide-based actuators accumulating 48 citations, and his CNT-elastomer work cited 33 times. More recently, Mun has pioneered self-powered multidirectional strain sensors for electronic skin, enabling motion recognition and health monitoring without external power sources. His 2023 study on coiled CNT yarn sensors represents a key advancement in e-skin technology. With ongoing work in 2025 on multifunctional CNT-nylon hybrid fibers for thermal artificial muscles and self-sensing, Mun continues to push the boundaries of smart materials and bioinspired robotics.