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5999
National Ranking
241

Overview

John D. W. Madden is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields with primary focus on Engineering and Materials Science, encompassing 36 and 16 publications respectively.

Madden's subfields of study include Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, and Mechanical Engineering. They have contributed extensively to topics such as Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Conducting polymers and applications, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, and Advanced Materials and Mechanics.

Frequent co-authors include Mirza Saquib Sarwar, Yuta Dobashi, Tan Ngoc Nguyen, Cédric Plesse, and Ryusuke Ishizaki. Madden has published regularly in journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, MRS Advances, Science, Advanced Functional Materials, and Electrochimica Acta.

Recent publications by Madden include:

  • Piezoionic mechanoreceptors: Force-induced current generation in hydrogels, 2022, Science
  • Toward Biodegradable Electronics: Ionic Diodes Based on a Cellulose Nanocrystal-Agarose Hydrogel, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • 3D-Printed Stacked Ionic Assemblies for Iontronic Touch Sensors, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Washable and Stretchable Zn-MnO2 Rechargeable Cell, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Fast electrochemical response of PEDOT:PSS electrodes through large combined increases to ionic and electronic conductivities, 2023, Electrochimica Acta

Best Publications

  • Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

    Carter S. Haines;Márcio D. Lima;Na Li;Geoffrey M. Spinks

  • Artificial muscle technology: physical principles and naval prospects

    J.D.W. Madden;N.A. Vandesteeg;P.A. Anquetil;P.G.A. Madden

  • Conducting polymer actuator

    John D. Madden;Tanya S. Kanigan;Serge Lafontaine;Ian W. Hunter

  • Polymer artificial muscles

    Tissaphern Mirfakhrai;John D.W. Madden;Ray H. Baughman

  • Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

    Marcio D. Lima;Na Li;Na Li;Monica Jung de Andrade;Shaoli Fang

  • Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

    Javad Foroughi;Geoffrey M. Spinks;Gordon G. Wallace;Jiyoung Oh

  • Fast contracting polypyrrole actuators

    John D Madden;Ryan A Cush;Tanya S Kanigan;Ian W Hunter

  • Bend, stretch, and touch: Locating a finger on an actively deformed transparent sensor array.

    Mirza Saquib Sarwar;Yuta Dobashi;Claire Preston;Justin K. M. Wyss

  • Three-dimensional microfabrication by localized electrochemical deposition

    J.D. Madden;I.W. Hunter

  • Three dimensional microfabrication by localized electrodeposition and etching

    Ian W. Hunter;Serge R. Lafontaine;John D. Madden

  • Mobile Robots: Motor Challenges and Materials Solutions

    John D. Madden

  • Electroactive polymers for sensing

    Tiesheng Wang;Meisam Farajollahi;Yeonsik Choi;I-Ting Lin

  • Electrochemical actuation of carbon nanotube yarns

    Tissaphern Mirfakhrai;Jiyoung Oh;Mikhail Kozlov;Eddie Chi Wah Fok

  • Encapsulated polypyrrole actuators

    John D. Madden;Ryan A. Cush;Tanya S. Kanigan;Colin J. Brenan

  • Polypyrrole actuators: modeling and performance

    John David Madden;Peter Geoffrey Madden;Ian Warwick Hunter

  • Simple and strong: twisted silver painted nylon artificial muscle actuated by Joule heating

    Seyed M. Mirvakili;Seyed M. Mirvakili;Ali Rafie Ravandi;Ian W. Hunter;Carter S. Haines

  • Flexible transparent sensor with ionically-conductive material

    John David Wyndham Madden;Mirza S. Sarwar

  • Soft Mechanical Sensors Through Reverse Actuation in Polypyrrole

    Yanzhe Wu;Gursel Alici;John D. W. Madden;Geoffrey M. Spinks

  • Niobium Nanowire Yarns and their Application as Artificial Muscles

    Seyed M. Mirvakili;Alexey Pazukha;William Sikkema;Chad W. Sinclair

  • Conducting polymer actuators as engineering materials

    John David Madden;Peter Geoffrey Madden;Ian Warwick Hunter

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey M. Spinks
Geoffrey M. Spinks University of Wollongong
Ray H. Baughman
Ray H. Baughman The University of Texas at Dallas
Shaoli Fang
Shaoli Fang The University of Texas at Dallas
Mikhail E. Kozlov
Mikhail E. Kozlov The University of Texas at Dallas
Gordon G. Wallace
Gordon G. Wallace University of Wollongong
Victor X. D. Yang
Victor X. D. Yang Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Mei Zhang
Mei Zhang Florida State University
Seon Jeong Kim
Seon Jeong Kim Hanyang University
Gursel Alici
Gursel Alici University of Wollongong

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