In response to a stimulus, a soft material deforms, and the deformation provides a function.
We call such a material a soft active material (SAM). This review focuses on one class of soft …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a type of multifunctional materials with salient features that
are very attractive in develo** soft, lightweight, and small-scale transducers and robotics …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) as a typical class of electroactive polymers have been
developed rapidly in the last two decades due to their advantages such as large strain, high …

This paper analyzes a membrane of a dielectric elastomer, prestretched and mounted on a
rigid circular ring, and then inflated by a combination of pressure and voltage. Equations of …

Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) formed by clinging a pre-stretched
dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane to the compliant frame possess both material and …

Rapid energy‐efficient movements are one of nature's greatest developments. Mechanisms
like snap‐buckling allow plants like the Venus flytrap to close the terminal lobes of their …

Widely used as insulators, capacitors, and transducers in daily life, soft dielectrics based on
polymers and polymeric gels play important roles in modern electrified society. Owning to …

When used as resonators, dielectric elastomers are subjected to high frequencies and
nonlinear oscillation. The present study is focused on a dielectric elastomer resonator …

Solution to the problem of a spherical balloon made out of an electroactive polymer which is
subjected to coupled mechanical and electrical excitations is determined. It is found that for …