Soft robots' flexibility and compliance give them the potential to outperform traditional rigid-
bodied robots while performing multiple tasks in unexpectedly changing environments and …

Most of the technological applications that shape the development of our society and
lifestyle are based on polymers. Whether we are talking about the automotive and aviation …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) exhibit fast actuation and high efficiencies, enabling
applications in optics, wearable haptics, and insect-scale robotics. However, the non …

Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) with high generated energy density and high
conversion efficiency are of great interest. Among several dielectric elastomers (DEs) …

Dielectric elastomers based on commercial acrylic dielectric elastomers (VHB adhesive
films) are widely investigated for soft actuators due to their large electrically driven actuation …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) have emerged as one of the most promising artificial muscle
technologies, due to their exceptional properties such as large actuation strain, fast …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a class of soft transducers with broad potential
applications in soft robotics. DEAs consist of two stretchable electrodes on a dielectric …

In this review, recent advances that exploit the intrinsic emission of organic materials for
reversibly modulating their intensity with applied potential are surveyed. Key design …

Slot die coating is a widely used technique for the production of high accuracy films. One of
the main challenges in slot die coating processes is determining the optimal range of …

In this contribution, a novel mechanical interface design for multilayer DE stack transducers
is presented and compared with alternative connecting approaches. As mechanical …