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Publications: DR Majid Taghavi

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( 2025 ) . Electroactive Twisted Ribbon for Torsional Zipping Actuator . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters vol. 10 , ( 9 ) 8834 - 8841 .
( 2025 ) . Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter . Advanced Materials Article 2419077 ,
Xu Y, Wen J, Burdet E, Taghavi M ( 2025 ) . Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation . Nature Communications vol. 16 , ( 1 ) Article 1174 ,
Sun W, Xu Y, Taghavi M ( 2025 ) . A flexi-limbed electroactive frame for gripping and locomotion: Structural optimization . International Journal of Mechanical Sciences vol. 286 , Article 109862 , 109862 - 109862 .
André AD, Coondoo I, Bdikin I, K.B. VK, Pinto RMR, Martins P, Taghavi M ( 2025 ) . Piezo-Ionic Actuator for Haptic Feedback . Sensors and Actuators A: Physical vol. 381 , Article 116038 , 116038 - 116038 .
Xu Y, Burdet E, Taghavi M ( 2024 ) . Electromechanical model for electro-ribbon actuators . International Journal of Mechanical Sciences vol. 275 , Article 109340 , 109340 - 109340 .
Pan Y, Hou N, Sun W, Taghavi M ( 2024 ) . 3D-ElectroZip touch: multi-directional haptic feedback with electro-ribbon zipping actuators . Smart Materials and Structures vol. 33 , ( 8 ) 085030 - 085030 .
Xu C, Faul CFJ, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2024 ) . Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators for Soft Pneumatic Pumps . 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 14/04/2024 to: 17/04/2024 , 864 - 869 .
Baker T, Taghavi M ( 2024 ) . Material and Structural Improvement in Electro-Ribbon Actuators Towards Biomimetic Stacked Architecture . 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 14/04/2024 to: 17/04/2024 , 473 - 478 .
Hou N, Wen J, Pan Y, Taghavi M ( 2024 ) . Origami‐Inspired Modular Electro‐Ribbon Actuator for Multi‐Degrees of Freedom Motion . Advanced Intelligent Systems vol. 6 , ( 6 ) Article 2300738 ,
Fraai T, Wen J, Taghavi M ( 2023 ) . Electrically Zipping Bending Actuators for Prosthetic Fingers . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters vol. 8 , ( 11 ) 7472 - 7478 .
Xu C, Faul CFJ, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2023 ) . Electric Field‐Driven Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators . Advanced Functional Materials vol. 33 , ( 13 ) Article 2208943 ,
Taghavi M, Chen H, Conn AT, Rossiter J ( 2022 ) . Stiffness Graded Electroactive Artificial Muscle . Advanced Functional Materials vol. 32 , ( 39 ) Article 2200994 ,
Chong JH, Romero C, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2022 ) . Electro-Ribbon Muscles for Biomimetic Wing Flapping . 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 04/04/2022 to: 08/04/2022 , 638 - 643 .
Helps T, Romero C, Taghavi M, Conn AT, Rossiter J ( 2022 ) . Liquid-amplified zipping actuators for micro-air vehicles with transmission-free flapping . Science Robotics vol. 7 , ( 63 ) Article eabi8189 ,
Malas A, Saleh E, Giménez‐López MDC, Rance GA, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter JM, Tuck CJ et al. ( 2022 ) . Reactive Jetting of High Viscosity Nanocomposites for Dielectric Elastomer Actuation . Advanced Materials Technologies vol. 7 , ( 6 ) Article 2101111 ,
Hoh S, Helps T, Diteesawat RS, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2021 ) . Electro-lattice actuator: a compliant high-contractile active lattice structure . Smart Materials and Structures vol. 30 , ( 12 ) 125034 - 125034 .
Correia Carreira S, Taghavi M, Pavez Loriè E, Rossiter J ( 2021 ) . FleXert: A Soft, Actuatable Multiwell Plate Insert for Cell Culture under Stretch . ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering vol. 7 , ( 6 ) 2225 - 2245 .
Castro B, Diteesawat RS, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2021 ) . Modular simulation framework for Electro-ribbon Actuators . 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 12/04/2021 to: 16/04/2021 , 215 - 221 .
Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2021 ) . Characteristic Analysis and Design Optimization of Bubble Artificial Muscles . Soft Robotics vol. 8 , ( 2 ) 186 - 199 .
Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2021 ) . Electro-pneumatic pumps for soft robotics . Science Robotics vol. 6 , ( 51 ) Article eabc3721 ,
Diteesawat RS, Fishman A, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2020 ) . Closed-Loop Control of Electro-Ribbon Actuators . Frontiers in Robotics and AI vol. 7 , Article 557624 ,
Bluett S, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2020 ) . Self-Sensing Electro-Ribbon Actuators . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters vol. 5 , ( 3 ) 3931 - 3936 .
Helps T, Taghavi M, Wang S, Rossiter J ( 2020 ) . Twisted Rubber Variable-Stiffness Artificial Muscles . Soft Robotics vol. 7 , ( 3 ) 386 - 395 .
Taghavi M, Helps T, Rossiter J ( 2020 ) . Characterisation of Self-locking High-contraction Electro-ribbon Actuators . 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) . Conference: 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) from: 31/05/2020 to: 31/08/2020 , 5856 - 5861 .
Xiang C, Guo J, Sun R, Hinitt A, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2019 ) . Electroactive Textile Actuators for Breathability Control and Thermal Regulation Devices . Polymers vol. 11 , ( 7 ) 1199 - 1199 .
Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2019 ) . Thermoplastic electroactive gels for 3D-printable artificial muscles . Smart Materials and Structures vol. 28 , ( 8 ) 085001 - 085001 .
Pourfarzaneh A, Taghavi M, Helps T, Rossiter J ( 2019 ) . Towards Adaptive Prosthetic Sockets using 3D-printed Variable-stiffness Shape-memory Structures . 2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2019 2nd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 14/04/2019 to: 18/04/2019 , 410 - 415 .
Taghavi M, Helps T, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . Electro-ribbon actuators and electro-origami robots . Science Robotics vol. 3 , ( 25 ) Article eaau9795 ,
Keshvari A, Darbari S, Taghavi M ( 2018 ) . Self-Powered Plasmonic UV Detector, Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide/Ag Nanoparticles . IEEE Electron Device Letters vol. 39 , ( 9 ) 1433 - 1436 .
Helps T, Taghavi M, Manns S, Turton AJ, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . Easy Undressing with Soft Robotics . 79 - 90 .
Taghavi M, Helps T, Huang B, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . 3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters vol. 3 , ( 3 ) 2402 - 2407 .
Guo J, Xiang C, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . Electroactive textile actuators for wearable and soft robots . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 24/04/2018 to: 28/04/2018 , 339 - 343 .
Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . High strength bubble artificial muscles for walking assistance . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) . Conference: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) from: 24/04/2018 to: 28/04/2018 , 388 - 393 .
Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J ( 2018 ) . Towards electroactive gel artificial muscle structures . Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX . Conference: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX from: 04/03/2018 to: 08/03/2018 , 300 - 300 .
Beccai L, Lucarotti C, Totaro M, Taghavi M ( 2016 ) . Soft Robotics Mechanosensing . 11 - 21 .
Taghavi M, Stinchcombe A, Greenman J, Mattoli V, Beccai L, Mazzolai B, Melhuish C, Ieropoulos IA ( 2015 ) . Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC . Bioinspiration & Biomimetics vol. 11 , ( 1 ) 016001 - 016001 .
Taghavi M, Beccai L ( 2015 ) . A contact-key triboelectric nanogenerator: Theoretical and experimental study on motion speed influence . Nano Energy vol. 18 , 283 - 292 .
Taghavi M, Filippeschi C, Mazzolai B, Beccai L ( 2015 ) . Hierarchical surface patterning for triboelectric nanogenerators and sensors . 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) . Conference: 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) from: 27/07/2015 to: 30/07/2015 , 1147 - 1150 .
Taghavi M, Sadeghi A, Mondini A, Mazzolai B, Beccai L, Mattoli V ( 2015 ) . Triboelectric smart machine elements and self-powered encoder . Nano Energy vol. 13 , 92 - 102 .
Taghavi M, Sadeghi A, Mazzolai B, Beccai L, Mattoli V ( 2014 ) . Triboelectric-based harvesting of gas flow energy and powerless sensing applications . Applied Surface Science . vol. 323 , 82 - 87 .
Taghavi M, Greenman J, Beccai L, Mattoli V, Mazzolai B, Melhuish C, Ieropoulos IA ( 2014 ) . High‐Performance, Totally Flexible, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cell . ChemElectroChem vol. 1 , ( 11 ) 1994 - 1999 .
Taghavi M, Mattoli V, Sadeghi A, Mazzolai B, Beccai L ( 2014 ) . A Novel Soft Metal‐Polymer Composite for Multidirectional Pressure Energy Harvesting . Advanced Energy Materials vol. 4 , ( 12 ) Article 1400024 ,
Taghavi M, Stinchcombe A, Greenman J, Mattoli V, Beccai L, Mazzolai B, Melhuish C, Ieropoulos IA ( 2014 ) . Wearable Self Sufficient MFC Communication System Powered by Urine . 131 - 138 .
Taghavi M, Mattoli V, Mazzolai B, Filippeschi C, Beccai L ( 2013 ) . Synthesizing tubular and trapezoidal shaped ZnO nanowires by an aqueous solution method . Nanoscale vol. 5 , ( 8 ) 3505 - 3505 .
Taghavi M, Bahrami M ( 2011 ) . Design and simulation of a micro-channel for separating the particles with nearly constant dielectrophoretic force in channel space . Molecular Simulation vol. 37 , ( 10 ) 865 - 874 .
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