Polymer based MEMS and microfluidic devices have the advantages of mechanical
flexibility, lower fabrication cost and faster processing over silicon based ones. Also, many …

This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

Dielectrics in Electric Fields explores the influence of electric fields on dielectric—ie, non-
conducting or insulating—materials, examining the distinctive behaviors of these materials …

The huge number of electronic devices called the Internet of Things requires miniaturized,
autonomous and ecologically sustainable power sources. A viable way to power these …

Ferroelectrets have promoted a variety of exciting flexible sensors, actuators, and
microenergy harvesters. However, most ferroelectrets have been fabricated from non …

Piezoelectrets (or piezoelectric polymer foams) are porous piezoelectric materials with a
wide range of applications particularly sensing. They have been successfully fabricated …

Cellular polymers can be internally charged by “microstorms”(silent or partial discharges)
within the voids of the polymer foam. The resulting material, which carries positive and …

Because of their ability to show ferroelectret behavior when exposed to an external electric
field, cellular polymers have been recently considered for ferroelectret applications. These …

Polymers with electrically charged internal air cavities (ferroelectrets) reveal a pronounced
piezoelectric response and are regarded as soft electroactive multi-functional materials. This …

The use of energy harvesting to provide power to low-power electronic devices has the
potential to create autonomous, self-powered electronics. This article presents the …