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Design of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator and Its Application in Flexible Gripper. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Meng X, Xie J, Pang H, Wei W, Niu J, Zhu M, Gu F, Fan X, Fan H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

HeaTrace: A Parametric Design‐to‐Fabrication Workflow for Thermally Programmable Soft Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A programmable thermal actuation workflow enables soft robots to be designed and fabricated with embedded heaters that drive multiple responses. By combining performance‐driven heater design with multimaterial fabrication, the system supports thermally triggered shape change, stiffness tuning, and thermochromic visual response, as demonstrated through ...
Naresh Kumar Thanigaivel, Thileepan Stalin, Elgar Kanhere, Aby Raj Plamootil Mathai, Konstantin Sakharov, Yong Lin, Hirusha Madhuwantha Loku Hettige, Gumawang Hiramandala, Shlomo Magdassi, Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Enhanced Breakdown Strength via Regulating the Layer Thickness Ratio. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Zhang X, Zhao Z, Wang Z, Xu W, Ke K, Liu Z, Yang W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Graphene Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications: A Contemporary Perspective

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Graphene has garnered significant attention as a promising material with great potential for contributing to sustainable energy initiatives, such as RE100 (100% renewable energy initiative) and CF100 (100% carbon‐free initiative). This review aims to explore the potential of graphene for advancing renewable energy applications by highlighting
Niraj Kumar, Seul‐Yi Lee, Roop L. Mahajan, Soo‐Jin Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fiber-Reinforced Equibiaxial Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Out-of-Plane Displacement. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Holzer S, Konstantinidi S, Koenigsdorff M, Martinez T, Civet Y, Gerlach G, Perriard Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Programmable crack dynamics engineering enables flexible strain sensors with high linearity

FlexMat, EarlyView.
First‐decoupling theoretical framework of crack evolution elucidating the control methods, mechanistic insights, and structure‐activity relationships is established. Crack propagation from uncontrollable randomness systematically evolves into spatially ordered states.
Chunjin Wu, Shaolong Wang, Xu Wang, Heng Zhu, Yongliang Tian, Xinchen Jiang, Xin Rao, Yutong Han, Changrun Wang, Wen‐Yong Lai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Learning for Strain Field Customization in Bioreactor with Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Array. [PDF]

Cyborg Bionic Syst
Wang J, Sarkar D, Mohan A, Lee M, Ma Z, Chortos A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Composite materials based on dual network cross‐linking for flexible sensors

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Utilizing hydrogen bond lithium bond dual network structure to effectively enhance the rapid self‐healing properties of flexible ionic materials. Abstract The further development of flexible ionic materials is limited by the evaporation or leakage of their internal liquid state. This article presents a composite flexible ionic material with no internal
Xiaoming Wang, Hongxin Zhu, Yu Feng, Hean Liao, Ling Weng, Xiaorui Zhang, Dong Yue   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional soft robotic composites based on organic photovoltaic and dielectric elastomer actuator. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abolhosen AMR, Lee S, Fukuda K, Someya T, González LH, Shintake J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Structural design and 3D printing of flexible integrated electronic systems

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of design and integration strategies for individual components in flexible electronics, highlights the 3D‐printing fabrication techniques, and discusses recent advances in system‐level integration and their applications in real‐time monitoring and intelligent robotics.
Jiani Gong, Jiaying Wang, Changsong Shi, Chi Guo, Songze Fu, Jie Tao, Xiaolong Chen, Yunfei Chen, Zhiyang Lyu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source