Project cooperationUpdated on 14 July 2026

"Functional Soft Matter: Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Additive Manufacturing Routes for Soft Robotics and Wearable Systems

profesor at Riga Technical University

Rīga, Latvia

About

This project develops stimuli-responsive soft materials: e.g., but not limited to light-/ pH, temperature-switchable ionotronic gels, fluidic artificial muscles, and printable actuators via advanced additive manufacturing. Combining bio-based polymer chemistry with tailored 3D-printing routes, we aim to create reversible, sustainable soft actuators for wearables, human-machine interfaces, and soft robotics, overcoming key limits of current systems: irreversibility, limited biocompatibility, and reliance on non-renewable matrices.

Stage

  • Project Idea
  • Proposal under preparation

Topic

  • C1-Inorganic Chemistry
  • C2-Organic, Polymer and Molecular Chemistry
  • C3-Physical and Analytical Chemistry
  • C4-Applied and Industrial Chemistry
  • G2-Systems and Communication Engineering: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
  • G3-Products and Processes Engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy processes, material engineering
  • P5-Applied physics

Type

  • Beneficiary
  • Looking for Coordinator
  • Looking for Parners

Organisation

Riga Technical University

University

Riga, Latvia

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