Materials for smart soft actuator systems
In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living …
Self-healing polymers for electronics and energy devices
Polymers are extensively exploited as active materials in a variety of electronics and energy
devices because of their tailorable electrical properties, mechanical flexibility, facile …
devices because of their tailorable electrical properties, mechanical flexibility, facile …
Materials, actuators, and sensors for soft bioinspired robots
Biological systems can perform complex tasks with high compliance levels. This makes them
a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought …
a great source of inspiration for soft robotics. Indeed, the union of these fields has brought …
A processable, high-performance dielectric elastomer and multilayering process
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) can act as deformable capacitors that generate mechanical work
in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone …
in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone …
Nanocellulose‐based functional materials: from chiral photonics to soft actuator and energy storage
P Lv, X Lu, L Wang, W Feng - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …
Magneto‐/electro‐responsive polymers toward manufacturing, characterization, and biomedical/soft robotic applications
Abstract Magneto-/electro-responsive polymers (MERPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive
materials that are actuated when triggered by external magnetic/electric fields. MERPs …
materials that are actuated when triggered by external magnetic/electric fields. MERPs …
High-k polymer nanocomposites with 1D filler for dielectric and energy storage applications
High-k polymer nanocomposites have received increased research interest by virtue of
integrating high dielectric constant nanofiller with high breakdown strength, flexibility, and …
integrating high dielectric constant nanofiller with high breakdown strength, flexibility, and …
Soft, tough, and fast polyacrylate dielectric elastomer for non-magnetic motor
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) with large electrically-actuated strain can build light-
weight and flexible non-magnetic motors. However, dielectric elastomers commonly used in …
weight and flexible non-magnetic motors. However, dielectric elastomers commonly used in …
Dielectric elastomer actuators
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft, electrically powered actuators that have no
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …
Dielectric elastomer actuator for soft robotics applications and challenges
Featured Application The main application area of dielectric elastomers is soft robotics as
muscle-like actuators. Abstract This paper reviews state-of-the-art dielectric elastomer …
muscle-like actuators. Abstract This paper reviews state-of-the-art dielectric elastomer …