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Liquid Crystal Elastomers Filaments for Adaptive Textiles and Soft Robotics: A Processing‐Centric Review

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Volume 47, Issue 15, 4 August 2026.
Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) filaments are fabricated through extrusion with in‐process UV curing, enabling controlled flow alignment and network locking of mesogens. The resulting structure responds to thermal or optical stimuli, inducing molecular reorientation and macroscopic contraction.
Anne Schwarz‐Pfeiffer, Shazia Mehtab
wiley   +1 more source

A method to study and enhance the energy efficiency of soft electrostatic actuators. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Zhang SL, Fukushima T, Kirkman S, Koh SJA, Rothemund P, Keplinger C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improve the Thermal Conductivity, Insulation Performance and Mechanical Properties of Silicone Rubber by Constructing EG‐PDA‐Cu Hybrid Nanoparticles

Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 64, Issue 15, Page 3147-3161, 1 August 2026.
In this work, a novel expanded graphite‐supported nano‐copper polydopamine composite was designed and synthesized. The procedure involved first modifying EG via a mussel‐inspired technique to deposit a polydopamine coating, after which Cu2+ ions were reduced to immobilize copper nanoparticles onto the EG‐PDA substrate.
Xingrong Liu, Fan Xia, Dietmar Auhl
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of a bionic Carangidae robot fish based on a dielectric elastomer material. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhang C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Advances in Smart Wearable Biosensors for Non‐Invasive and Microneedle‐Based Health Monitoring: A Physiological Fluids‐Based Approach

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
This review highlights recent advancements in smart wearable biosensors for non‐invasive, microneedle‐based health monitoring via physiological fluids. It focuses on functional materials, biomarker detection strategies, sensor integration and validation methods.
Shuva Bhowmik, Azam Ali
wiley   +1 more source

Insights of 3D-printed dielectric elastomer layers: Electrical and mechanical properties, and prospects for artificial muscle applications. [PDF]

iScience
Asatryan A, Poghosyan N, Torosyan M, Tarasova E, Aghayan M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhanced Electromechanical Performance of Dielectric Elastomer by Co-Crosslinking of Silane-Functionalized TiO₂ with Polyacrylate. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Peng L, Si W, He Y, Ning N, Wang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Soft Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles: A Review of Actuation Mechanisms, Structure Designs and Underwater Applications. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Liu X, Li J, Xing Y, Zhang Z, Cao Y, Cao Y, Li B.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rapid moving by liquid-amplified electrostatic rolling. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Jia F, Fan S, Guo J, Liu Y, Leng J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessment for Direct Generation of Ocean Wave Energy: Dielectric Elastomer Generator and Dielectric Fluid Generator. [PDF]

Research (Wash D C)
Zhang Y, Song Y, Gao T, Zeng T, Dong X, Wang X, Meng M, Bucknall R, Greaves D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source