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Dielectric elastomer actuators based on stretchable and self-healable hydrogel electrodes [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
Dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) based on dielectric elastomer holds promising applications in soft robotics. Compliant electrodes with large stretchability and high electrical conductivity are the vital components for the DEAs.
Yang Gao, Xiaoliang Fang, Danhquang Tran, Kuan Ju, Bo Qian, Jin Li   +5 more
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Self-stabilizing dielectric elastomer generators [PDF]

Smart Materials and Structures, 2017
Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) are an emerging technology for the conversion of mechanical into electrical energy. Despite many advantageous characteristics, there are still issues to overcome, including the need for charging at every cycle to produce an electrical output.
P Zanini, J Rossiter, M Homer
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Inverse Design of Soft and Multifunctional Hybrid Liquid Metal Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A machine learning framework is presented for inverse design of synthesizable multifunctional composites containing both liquid metal and solid inclusions. By integrating physics‐based modeling, data‐driven prediction, and Bayesian optimization, the approach enables intelligent design of experiments to identify optimal compositions and realize these ...
Lijun Zhou, Yunsik Ohm, Ren‐Mian Chin, Olivia Kerr, Krithika Manohar, Mohammad H. Malakooti   +5 more
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Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen, Chi Cong Nguyen, Tran Bach Dang, Phuoc Thien Phan, Jordan Thorpe, Michael Listyawan, Nhat Minh Doan, Sinuo Zhao, Hongru Chen, Trung Thien Hoang, Mingsheng Xu, Jisheng Han, Thanh Nho Do, Adam Hill, Timothée Mouterde, Hoang‐Phuong Phan   +15 more
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A Jumping Robot Driven by a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

Applied Sciences, 2020
Dielectric elastomer (DE) is a soft material that can deform to a large degree under the action of an electric field. In this paper, multilayer DE films were stacked in parallel to prepare a 20-layer dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA).
Bin Luo, Bingyang Li, Yuan Yu, Meng Yu, Jiaqi Ma, Weimin Yang, Pengfei Wang, Zhiwei Jiao   +7 more
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Ionic Transportation Induced Electric Field Modulation in Porous Ecoflex/PTFE with Confined Liquid for High‐Performance Contact Electrification Power Generation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Porous Ecoflex/PTFE composite with encapsulated liquid generates electricity through ionic migration induced by dynamic pore deformation, creating non‐uniform electric fields that drive charge induction on electrodes. This mechanism enhances charge transfer and ensures stable contact electrification performance, achieving 12 V and 4 nC with consistent ...
Xiangkun Bo, Juyang Wei, Zihua Li, Yuejiao Chen, Hong Fu, Bingang Xu   +5 more
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Functional polymethacrylate composite elastomer filled with multilayer graphene and silica particles

Carbon Trends, 2021
In this work, a three-component composite elastomer consisting of poly(di(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate) (PMEO2MA), 110 nm spherical silica particles and multilayer graphene (MLG) is fabricated and its various functions brought about by the ...
Fumio Asai, Takahiro Seki, Yukikazu Takeoka   +2 more
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3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Research of dielectric elastomer actuator parameters for an active vibration insulation system

Вестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроение
One of the ways of improving the characteristics of technological and analytical equipment is an application of “smart” materials, among which dielectric elastomers are promising due to their low elastic modulus and its high effect of internal vibration ...
A. M. Bazinenkov, V. S. Shcherbakova, S. V. Sidorova, A. D. Kuptsov, A. A. Felde   +4 more
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Actuation response of polyacrylate dielectric elastomers [PDF]

SPIE Proceedings, 2001
Polyacrylate dielectric elastomers have yielded extremely large strain and elastic energy density suggesting that they are useful for many actuator applications. A thorough understanding of the physics underlying the mechanism of the observed response to an electric field can help develop improved actuators.
Kofod, G., Kornbluh, R., Pelrine, R., Sommer-Larsen, P.   +3 more
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