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Akif Kaynak is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, prominently including Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Soft Robotics and Applications, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Dielectric Materials and Actuators, Micro and Nano Robotics, and Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties, Applications.

Kaynak has a consistent publication record in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in the journal Polymers. Other venues featuring their recent research include Carbohydrate Polymers, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Sensors and Actuators A Physical, and Applied Sciences.

Recent papers authored by or involving Kaynak include:

  • "3D/4D-printed bending-type soft pneumatic actuators: fabrication, modelling, and control" (2020, Virtual and Physical Prototyping)
  • "4D printing soft robots guided by machine learning and finite element models" (2021, Sensors and Actuators A Physical)
  • "Control-Based 4D Printing: Adaptive 4D-Printed Systems" (2020, Applied Sciences)
  • "Fracture Resistance Analysis of 3D-Printed Polymers" (2020, Polymers)
  • "A 3D printable dynamic nanocellulose/nanochitin self-healing hydrogel and soft strain sensor" (2022, Carbohydrate Polymers)

Frequent collaborators with Kaynak include the following co-authors:

  • Ali Zolfagharian
  • Abbas Z. Kouzani
  • Mahdi Bodaghi
  • Saleh Gharaie
  • Pejman Heidarian

Their research contributes to areas such as soft robotic systems, advanced fabrication methods including 3D and 4D printing, and the characterization of polymers and hydrogels with applications in sensors and actuators. This work entails integrating machine learning and finite element methods to guide soft robotics design and investigating adaptive systems through control-based 4D printing techniques.

Best Publications

  • Surface nanogrooving of carbon microtubes.

    Bijan Nasri-Nasrabadi;Akif Kaynak;Zahra Komeily-Nia;Scott D. Adams

  • Evolution of 3D printed soft actuators

    Ali Zolfagharian;Abbas Z. Kouzani;Sui Yang Khoo;Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam;Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam

  • Closed-loop 4D-printed soft robots

    Ali Zolfagharian;Akif Kaynak;Abbas Kouzani

  • Characterization of conducting polymer coated synthetic fabrics for heat generation

    Eva Hakansson;Akif Kaynak;Tong Lin;Saeid Nahavandi

  • Electromagnetic interference shielding and radiation absorption in thin polypyrrole films

    Eva Håkansson;Andrew Amiet;Saeid Nahavandi;Akif Kaynak

  • 3D/4D-printed bending-type soft pneumatic actuators: fabrication, modelling, and control

    Ali Zolfagharian;M. A. Parvez Mahmud;Saleh Gharaie;Mahdi Bodaghi

  • The effects of dye dopants on the conductivity and optical absorption properties of polypyrrole

    Eva Håkansson;Tong Lin;Hongxia Wang;Akif Kaynak

  • Improvement of adhesion of conductive polypyrrole coating on wool and polyester fabrics using atmospheric plasma treatment

    Saurabh Garg;Christopher Hurren;Akif Kaynak

  • Polymerising pyrrole on polyester textiles and controlling the conductivity through coating thickness

    Tong Lin;Lijing Wang;Xungai Wang;Akif Kaynak

  • Conducting nylon, cotton and wool yarns by continuous vapor polymerization of pyrrole

    Akif Kaynak;Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar;Richard C. Foitzik

  • Effect of synthesis parameters on the electrical conductivity of polypyrrole-coated poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabrics

    Akif Kaynak;Rafael Beltran

  • Pattern-driven 4D printing

    Ali Zolfagharian;Akif Kaynak;Sui Yang Khoo;Abbas Kouzani

  • 4D Printing Soft Robots Guided by Machine Learning and Finite Element Models

    Ali Zolfagharian;Lorena Durran;Saleh Gharaie;Bernard Rolfe

  • Some microwave and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-polypropylene and carbon black-polypropylene composites

    Akif Kaynak;Andan Polat;Ulku Yilmazer

  • Effect of synthesis parameters on the surface morphology of conducting polypyrrole films

    Akif Kaynak

  • Change of mechanical and electrical properties of polypyrrole films with dopant concentration and oxidative aging

    Akif Kaynak;Llew Rintoul;Graeme A George

  • Conductive wool yarns by continuous vapour phase polymerization of pyrrole

    Saeed Shaikhzadeh Najar;Akif Kaynak;Richard C. Foitzik

  • Topology-Optimized 4D Printing of a Soft Actuator

    Ali Zolfagharian;Martin Denk;Mahdi Bodaghi;Abbas Z. Kouzani

  • A 3D printable dynamic nanocellulose/nanochitin self-healing hydrogel and soft strain sensor.

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  • Control-Based 4D Printing: Adaptive 4D-Printed Systems

    Ali Zolfagharian;Akif Kaynak;Mahdi Bodaghi;Abbas Z. Kouzani

  • Technical Review: Conducting Polymer Electronics

    J Unsworth;BA Lunn;PC Innis;Z Jin

  • Study of oxygen plasma pre-treatment of polyester fabric for improved polypyrrole adhesion

    Tariq Mehmood;Akif Kaynak;Xiujuan J. Dai;Abbas Kouzani

  • Development of a cooling fabric from conducting polymer coated fibres: proof of concept

    Eric Hu;Akif Kaynak;Yuncang Li

  • Development of a novel soft parallel robot equipped with polymeric artificial muscles

    Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam;Abbas Z. Kouzani;Keivan Torabi;Akif Kaynak

  • Dynamic Hydrogels and Polymers as Inks for Three-Dimensional Printing

    Pejman Heidarian;Abbas Z. Kouzani;Akif Kaynak;Mariana Paulino

Frequent Co-Authors

Abbas Z. Kouzani
Abbas Z. Kouzani Deakin University
Ali Zolfagharian
Ali Zolfagharian Deakin University
Saeid Nahavandi
Saeid Nahavandi Swinburne University of Technology
Tong Lin
Tong Lin Tianjin Polytechnic University
Xungai Wang
Xungai Wang Arizona State University
Mahdi Bodaghi
Mahdi Bodaghi Nottingham Trent University
Russell J. Varley
Russell J. Varley Deakin University
Hongxia Wang
Hongxia Wang Tianjin Polytechnic University
Ian Gibson
Ian Gibson University of Twente
Eric Hu
Eric Hu University of Adelaide

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