Dr Majid Taghavi
BSc, MSc, PhD, FAHE

 

All Publications

2025

  • Electroactive Twisted Ribbon for Torsional Zipping Actuator
    Sun W, Liu J, Xu Y, Li J, Taghavi M
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 10 (9), 8834-8841.  
    01-09-2025
  • Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter
    Xu C, Faul CFJ, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Advanced Materials, Wiley 
    12-06-2025
  • Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation
    Xu Y, Wen J, Burdet E, Taghavi M
    Nature Communications, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 16 (1) 
    30-01-2025
  • A flexi-limbed electroactive frame for gripping and locomotion: Structural optimization
    Sun W, Xu Y, Taghavi M
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier Bv vol. 286, 109862-109862.  
    01-01-2025
  • Piezo-Ionic Actuator for Haptic Feedback
    André AD, Coondoo I, Bdikin I, K.B. VK, Pinto RMR, Martins P, Taghavi M
    Sensors and Actuators a: Physical, Elsevier Bv vol. 381, 116038-116038.  
    01-01-2025

2024

  • Electromechanical model for electro-ribbon actuators
    Xu Y, Burdet E, Taghavi M
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier Bv vol. 275, 109340-109340.  
    01-08-2024
  • 3D-ElectroZip touch: multi-directional haptic feedback with electro-ribbon zipping actuators
    Pan Y, Hou N, Sun W, Taghavi M
    Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 33 (8), 085030-085030.  
    22-07-2024
  • Origami‐Inspired Modular Electro‐Ribbon Actuator for Multi‐Degrees of Freedom Motion
    Hou N, Wen J, Pan Y, Taghavi M
    Advanced Intelligent Systems, Wiley vol. 6 (6) 
    08-04-2024

2023

  • Electrically Zipping Bending Actuators for Prosthetic Fingers
    Fraai T, Wen J, Taghavi M
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 8 (11), 7472-7478.  
    01-11-2023
  • Electric Field‐Driven Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators
    Xu C, Faul CFJ, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 33 (13) 
    05-02-2023

2022

  • Stiffness Graded Electroactive Artificial Muscle
    Taghavi M, Chen H, Conn AT, Rossiter J
    Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 32 (39) 
    14-07-2022
  • Liquid-amplified zipping actuators for micro-air vehicles with transmission-free flapping
    Helps T, Romero C, Taghavi M, Conn AT, Rossiter J
    Science Robotics, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 7 (63) 
    23-02-2022
  • Reactive Jetting of High Viscosity Nanocomposites for Dielectric Elastomer Actuation
    Malas A, Saleh E, Giménez‐López MDC, Rance GA, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter JM, Tuck CJ et al.
    Advanced Materials Technologies, Wiley vol. 7 (6) 
    17-01-2022

2021

  • Electro-lattice actuator: a compliant high-contractile active lattice structure
    Hoh S, Helps T, Diteesawat RS, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 30 (12), 125034-125034.  
    15-11-2021
  • FleXert: A Soft, Actuatable Multiwell Plate Insert for Cell Culture under Stretch
    Correia Carreira S, Taghavi M, Pavez Loriè E, Rossiter J
    Acs Biomaterials Science &Amp; Engineering, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (6), 2225-2245.  
    12-04-2021
  • Characteristic Analysis and Design Optimization of Bubble Artificial Muscles
    Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Soft Robotics, Mary Ann Liebert Inc vol. 8 (2), 186-199.  
    01-04-2021
  • Electro-pneumatic pumps for soft robotics
    Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Science Robotics, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 6 (51) 
    24-02-2021

2020

  • Closed-Loop Control of Electro-Ribbon Actuators
    Diteesawat RS, Fishman A, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Frontiers in Robotics and Ai, Frontiers Media Sa vol. 7 
    16-11-2020
  • Self-Sensing Electro-Ribbon Actuators
    Bluett S, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 5 (3), 3931-3936.  
    01-07-2020
  • Twisted Rubber Variable-Stiffness Artificial Muscles
    Helps T, Taghavi M, Wang S, Rossiter J
    Soft Robotics, Mary Ann Liebert Inc vol. 7 (3), 386-395.  
    01-06-2020

2019

  • Electroactive Textile Actuators for Breathability Control and Thermal Regulation Devices
    Xiang C, Guo J, Sun R, Hinitt A, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Polymers, Mdpi Ag vol. 11 (7), 1199-1199.  
    18-07-2019
  • Thermoplastic electroactive gels for 3D-printable artificial muscles
    Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter J
    Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 28 (8), 085001-085001.  
    21-06-2019

2018

  • Electro-ribbon actuators and electro-origami robots
    Taghavi M, Helps T, Rossiter J
    Science Robotics, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 3 (25) 
    19-12-2018
  • Self-Powered Plasmonic UV Detector, Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide/Ag Nanoparticles
    Keshvari A, Darbari S, Taghavi M
    IEEE Electron Device Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 39 (9), 1433-1436.  
    01-09-2018
  • 3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures
    Taghavi M, Helps T, Huang B, Rossiter J
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 3 (3), 2402-2407.  
    01-07-2018

2016

  • Soft Robotics Mechanosensing
    Beccai L, Lucarotti C, Totaro M, Taghavi M
    , Springer International Publishing, 11-21.  
    22-09-2016

2015

  • Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC
    Taghavi M, Stinchcombe A, Greenman J, Mattoli V, Beccai L, Mazzolai B, Melhuish C, Ieropoulos IA
    Bioinspiration &Amp; Biomimetics, IOP Publishing vol. 11 (1), 016001-016001.  
    10-12-2015
  • A contact-key triboelectric nanogenerator: Theoretical and experimental study on motion speed influence
    Taghavi M, Beccai L
    Nano Energy, Elsevier Bv vol. 18, 283-292.  
    01-11-2015
  • Triboelectric smart machine elements and self-powered encoder
    Taghavi M, Sadeghi A, Mondini A, Mazzolai B, Beccai L, Mattoli V
    Nano Energy, Elsevier Bv vol. 13, 92-102.  
    01-04-2015

2014

  • High‐Performance, Totally Flexible, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cell
    Taghavi M, Greenman J, Beccai L, Mattoli V, Mazzolai B, Melhuish C, Ieropoulos IA
    Chemelectrochem, Wiley vol. 1 (11), 1994-1999.  
    29-08-2014
  • A Novel Soft Metal‐Polymer Composite for Multidirectional Pressure Energy Harvesting
    Taghavi M, Mattoli V, Sadeghi A, Mazzolai B, Beccai L
    Advanced Energy Materials, Wiley vol. 4 (12) 
    02-05-2014

2013

  • Synthesizing tubular and trapezoidal shaped ZnO nanowires by an aqueous solution method
    Taghavi M, Mattoli V, Mazzolai B, Filippeschi C, Beccai L
    Nanoscale, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (8), 3505-3505.  
    01-01-2013

2011

  • Design and simulation of a micro-channel for separating the particles with nearly constant dielectrophoretic force in channel space
    Taghavi M, Bahrami M
    Molecular Simulation, Informa Uk Limited vol. 37 (10), 865-874.  
    01-09-2011