Abstract: A high-power bidirectional-driven bionic muscle fiber as well as a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The bionic muscle fiber includes a matrix fiber and an object material layer coating the matrix fiber, where the matrix material is capable of emitting heat after electrification, and the object material layer includes a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE); the bionic muscle fiber is excessively twisted to form a helical barrel-like structure. The bionic muscle fiber provided by the present application improves the mechanical property of the LCE, shows large work capability and drive quantity, and has an realize rapid response and work at high frequency. The contraction of the fiber can be controlled by changing voltage. Furthermore, the bionic muscle fiber exhibits a bidirectional driving feature that can recover without stress. In addition, the cyclic work of the fiber is greater than zero.

Abstract: An electrochemical artificial muscle system and an electrochemical artificial muscle testing device are provided. The electrochemical artificial muscle system includes a working electrode including a conductive yarn having a helical structure; a counter electrode containing selected metal elements; an electrolyte including an ionic liquid containing selected ions, the selected ions including the selected metal elements; where the working electrode and the counter electrode are all in contact with the electrolyte. The artificial muscle system based on an aluminum ion battery system has a contractile retention (catch state) characteristic, i.e., artificial muscle yarns contract when a voltage is applied, and after the voltage is removed, the contraction state of the artificial muscle yarn is remained, within almost no any decay within 450 s.

Abstract: A device and method for preparing an aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber through electrochemical stretching. The method comprises: constructing an electrochemical reaction system by using an original CNT fiber as a working electrode stretching, a counter electrode, a reference electrode, and an electrolyte, applying a selected stretch stress to the original CNT fiber for electrochemical stretching while powering on the electrochemical reaction system so that ions in the electrolyte are embedded into the original CNT fiber, and the orientation of the carbon nanotube is generated due to the action of the stretch stress under the state of expansion; and powering off the electrochemical reaction system while maintaining the application of the selected stretch stress, so that the ions in the electrolyte are released, thereby obtaining a highly aligned CNT fiber.

Abstract: The present application discloses a bionic neuromuscular fiber as well as a preparation method and use thereof. The bionic neuromuscular fiber comprises a carbon nanotube fiber core, an intermediate layer, a substrate layer and a sensing layer which are coaxially and successively sheathed from inside to outside, and is twisted to form a helical shape; the intermediate layer and the substrate layer are both made of polymer materials, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the intermediate layer is larger than that of the substrate layer; the sensing layer comprises a carbon-based conductive material at least containing MXene.

Abstract: A high-power bidirectional-driven bionic muscle fiber as well as a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The bionic muscle fiber includes a matrix fiber and an object material layer coating the matrix fiber, where the matrix material is capable of emitting heat after electrification, and the object material layer includes a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE); the bionic muscle fiber is excessively twisted to form a helical barrel-like structure. The bionic muscle fiber provided by the present application improves the mechanical property of the LCE, shows large work capability and drive quantity, and has an realize rapid response and work at high frequency. The contraction of the fiber can be controlled by changing voltage. Furthermore, the bionic muscle fiber exhibits a bidirectional driving feature that can recover without stress. In addition, the cyclic work of the fiber is greater than zero.

Abstract: Yarn energy harvesters containing conducing nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn harvesters) that electrochemically convert tensile or torsional mechanical energy into electrical energy. Stretched coiled yarns can generate 250 W/kg of peak electrical power when cycled up to 24 Hz, and can generate up to 41.2 J/kg of electrical energy per mechanical cycle. Unlike for other harvesters, torsional rotation produces both tensile and torsional energy harvesting and no bias voltage is required, even when electrochemically operating in salt water. Since homochiral and heterochiral coiled harvester yarns provide oppositely directed potential changes when stretched, both contribute to output power in a dual-electrode yarn.

Abstract: The described incandescent tension annealing processes involve thermally annealing twisted or coiled carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns at high-temperatures (1000° C. to 3000° C.) while these yarns are under tensile loads. These processes can be used for increasing yarn modulus and strength and for stabilizing both twisted and coiled CNT yarns with respect to unwanted irreversible untwist, thereby avoiding the need to tether torsional and tensile artificial muscles, and increasing the mechanical loads that can be moved by these muscles.

Abstract: Yarn energy harvesters containing conducing nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn harvesters) that electrochemically convert tensile or torsional mechanical energy into electrical energy. Stretched coiled yarns can generate 250 W/kg of peak electrical power when cycled up to 24 Hz, and can generate up to 41.2 J/kg of electrical energy per mechanical cycle. Unlike for other harvesters, torsional rotation produces both tensile and torsional energy harvesting and no bias voltage is required, even when electrochemically operating in salt water. Since homochiral and heterochiral coiled harvester yarns provide oppositely directed potential changes when stretched, both contribute to output power in a dual-electrode yarn.

Abstract: The described incandescent tension annealing processes involve thermally annealing twisted or coiled carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns at high-temperatures (1000° C. to 3000° C.) while these yarns are under tensile loads. These processes can be used for increasing yarn modulus and strength and for stabilizing both twisted and coiled CNT yarns with respect to unwanted irreversible untwist, thereby avoiding the need to tether torsional and tensile artificial muscles, and increasing the mechanical loads that can be moved by these muscles.