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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

New design concept for dielectric elastomer actuators

open access: yes, 2006
A large number of actuator geometries are known for dielectric elastomer actuators. It is known that pre-strain has a beneficial effect on the actuation output properties of dielectric elastomer actuators, though actuators without pre-strain have also ...
Bauer, Siegfried   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Self-Healing, High-Permittivity Silicone Dielectric Elastomer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Currently used dielectric elastomers do not have the ability to self-heal after detrimental events such as tearing or electrical breakdown, which are critical issues in relation to product reliability and lifetime.
Skov, Anne Ladegaard   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Flexible Dielectric Acoustic Resonator Patch for Tissue Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A flexible dielectric acoustic resonator patch enables MHz‐range ultrasound generation through resonance amplification without using piezoelectric materials. Conformal integration on a curved substrate allows efficient acoustic delivery to tissue‐mimicking environments.
Donyoung Kang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large‐Area 2D Metasurface‐Based Triboelectric E‐Skin Arrays: Contact & Proximity Tactile Mapping with Broadband Acoustic Readouts

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parallelogram-shaped dielectric elastomer generators: Analytical model and experimental validation

open access: yes, 2015
Dielectric elastomers are smart materials that can be used to conceive solid-state electromechanical transducers such as actuators, sensors, and generators.
FONTANA, Marco   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Enhanced Dielectric Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane Elastomer-Based Composites with Cyanosilicone

open access: yes, 2022
Over the past decade, polysiloxane-based dielectric elastomers have attracted great interest because they are promising electroactive soft materials.
Zhijie Zhang (227551)   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Dielectric elastomers based on SEBS gel: The impact of adding kraft lignin on electro-mechanical performance

open access: yeseXPRESS Polymer Letters
Thermoplastic elastomer gels based on styrenic triblock copolymers have been increasingly used as dielectric elastomers, particularly due to the possibility of tailoring their properties based on their composition.
Rogerio Ramos de Sousa Junior   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft, tough, and fast polyacrylate dielectric elastomer for non-magnetic motor

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) with large electrically actuated strain can be used in non-magnetic motors, but high stiffness, poor strength and slow response currently limit the application of DEAs.
Li-Juan Yin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

New‐Era Polymer Thermoelectrics: Material Innovations, Doping Frontiers, Decoupling Strategies, and Unconventional Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
The field of polymer thermoelectrics is entering a new era, featuring breakthroughs in addressing the conventional performance disparity between p‐type and n‐type polymers, pioneering doping frontiers, and sophisticated decoupling strategies. This review explores innovations in molecular design and superior stabilities, bridging the gap from ...
Suhao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

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