Dr Majid Taghavi
BSc, MSc, PhD, AFHE
All Publications
2025
- Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation
Xu Y, Wen J, Burdet E and Taghavi M
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 16 (1)
30-01-2025 - A flexi-limbed electroactive frame for gripping and locomotion: Structural optimization
Sun W, Xu Y and Taghavi M
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier vol. 286
01-01-2025 - Piezo-Ionic Actuator for Haptic Feedback
André AD, Coondoo I, Bdikin I, K.B. VK, Pinto RMR, Martins P and Taghavi M
Sensors and Actuators a Physical, Elsevier vol. 381
01-01-2025
2024
- Electromechanical model for electro-ribbon actuators
Xu Y, Burdet E and Taghavi M
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier vol. 275
01-08-2024 - 3D-ElectroZip touch: multi-directional haptic feedback with electro-ribbon zipping actuators
Pan Y, Hou N, Sun W and Taghavi M
Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 33 (8)
22-07-2024 - Origami‐Inspired Modular Electro‐Ribbon Actuator for Multi‐Degrees of Freedom Motion
Hou N, Wen J, Pan Y and Taghavi M
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Wiley vol. 6 (6)
08-04-2024
2023
- Electrically Zipping Bending Actuators for Prosthetic Fingers
Fraai T, Wen J and Taghavi M
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 8 (11), 7472-7478.
20-09-2023 - Electric Field‐Driven Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators
Xu C, Faul CFJ, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 33 (13)
05-02-2023
2022
- Stiffness Graded Electroactive Artificial Muscle
Taghavi M, Chen H, Conn AT and 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 and Rossiter J
Science Robotics, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 7 (63)
02-02-2022 - Reactive Jetting of High Viscosity Nanocomposites for Dielectric Elastomer Actuation
Malas A, Saleh E, del Carmen Giménez‐López M, Rance GA, Helps T, Taghavi M, Rossiter JM, Tuck CJ, Ashcroft IA and Goodridge RD
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 and Rossiter J
Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 30 (12)
15-11-2021 - FleXert: A Soft, Actuatable Multiwell Plate Insert for Cell Culture under Stretch
Carreira SC, Taghavi M, Loriè EP and Rossiter J
Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 7 (6), 2225-2245.
12-04-2021 - Electro-pneumatic pumps for soft robotics
Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Science Robotics, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 6 (51)
17-02-2021
2020
- Closed-Loop Control of Electro-Ribbon Actuators
Diteesawat RS, Fishman A, Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Frontiers in Robotics and Ai, Frontiers vol. 7
16-11-2020 - Characteristic Analysis and Design Optimization of Bubble Artificial Muscles
Diteesawat RS, Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Soft Robotics, Mary Ann Liebert vol. 8 (2), 186-199.
17-06-2020 - Self-Sensing Electro-Ribbon Actuators
Bluett S, Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 5 (3), 3931-3936.
22-04-2020
2019
- Twisted Rubber Variable-Stiffness Artificial Muscles
Helps T, Taghavi M, Wang S and Rossiter J
Soft Robotics, Mary Ann Liebert vol. 7 (3), 386-395.
18-12-2019 - Electroactive Textile Actuators for Breathability Control and Thermal Regulation Devices
Xiang C, Guo J, Sun R, Hinitt A, Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Polymers, Mdpi vol. 11 (7)
18-07-2019 - Thermoplastic electroactive gels for 3D-printable artificial muscles
Helps T, Taghavi M and Rossiter J
Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing vol. 28 (8)
21-06-2019
2018
- Electro-ribbon actuators and electro-origami robots
Taghavi M, Helps T and 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 and Taghavi M
IEEE Electron Device Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 39 (9), 1433-1436.
22-08-2018 - 3D-Printed Ready-To-Use Variable-Stiffness Structures
Taghavi M, Helps T, Huang B and Rossiter J
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 3 (3), 2402-2407.
28-03-2018
2016
- Soft Robotics Mechanosensing
Beccai L, Lucarotti C, Totaro M and Taghavi M
Biosystems & Biorobotics, Springer Nature vol. 17, 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 and Ieropoulos IA
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, IOP Publishing vol. 11 (1)
10-12-2015 - A contact-key triboelectric nanogenerator: Theoretical and experimental study on motion speed influence
Taghavi M and Beccai L
Nano Energy, Elsevier 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 and Mattoli V
Nano Energy, Elsevier 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 and 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 and 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 and Beccai L
Nanoscale, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (8), 3505-3513.
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 and Bahrami M
Molecular Simulation, Taylor & Francis vol. 37 (10), 865-874.
01-09-2011