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Dielectric Elastomer Cooperative Microactuator Systems—DECMAS

Actuators, 2023
This paper presents results of the first phase of “Dielectric Elastomer Cooperative Microactuator Systems” (DECMAS), a project within the German Research Foundation Priority Program 2206, “Cooperative Multistable Multistage Microactuator Systems” (KOMMMA)
Stefan Seelecke, Julian Neu, Sipontina Croce, Jonas Hubertus, Günter Schultes, Gianluca Rizzello   +5 more
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Covalent Functionalization of 2D Semiconductors: A Roadmap to Advanced Electronic Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review presents recent advances in the covalent functionalization strategies for two‐dimensional semiconductors and their implementation in modern technologies. Layered materials are modified through diverse molecular chemistries (e.g., thiols, diazonium salts, alkyl halides, and electron‐deficient species) to tailor their surface properties ...
Ramiro Quirós‐Ovies, Bin Han, Paolo Samorì   +2 more
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Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022
Soft actuators and robotic devices have been increasingly applied to the field of rehabilitation and assistance, where safe human and machine interaction is of particular importance.
Min Pan, Chenggang Yuan, Xianrong Liang, Tianyun Dong, Tao Liu, Junhui Zhang, Jun Zou, Huayong Yang, Chris Bowen   +8 more
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Optical Detection of Cellular Signals at Material Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Emerging functional materials are transforming optical detection of cellular signals. This review highlights optical techniques that exploit the unique optical properties of diverse materials to detect and quantify cellular electrical, chemical, and mechanical signals, and discusses key opportunities and challenges.
Xuchen Ren, Jitong Ren, Zixin Zhang, Koney Eungkon Kim, Francis L. Hong, Yuecheng Peter Zhou   +5 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced 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, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 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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Azobenzene's Cross‐Scale Optics and Photonics: Molecular Photoswitching, Mesoscopic Material Motions, and Adaptive Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Azobenzene photoswitches translate molecular‐scale E/Z photoisomerization into macroscopic material responses and device‐level photonic functions. This Review highlights how azobenzene research has evolved from molecular photochemistry to photoalignment, mass migration, photomechanics, and heat release, ultimately enabling holography, reconfigurable ...
Heeju Son, Soyul Kwak, Heerin Noh, Minsang Kim, Doyeon Noh, Subhayan Chakraborty, Jaewon Lee, YongDeok Cho, Kyeongsoo Kim, Taewoong Eom, Moonyoung Kim, Jangwon Kim, Hoyoung Lee, Soyoung Lee, Jaehun Kim, Grace G. D. Han, Shin‐Tson Wu, Stefano Oscurato, Arri Priimagi, Marina Saphiannikova, Seungwoo Lee   +20 more
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A high-response-frequency bimodal network polyacrylate elastomer with ultrahigh power density under low electric field

Nature Communications
Dielectric elastomers, used as driver modules, require high power density to enable fast movement and efficient work of soft robots. Polyacrylate elastomers usually suffer from low power density under low electric fields due to limited response frequency.
Li-Juan Yin, Boyuan Du, Hui-Yi Hu, Wen-Zhuo Dong, Yu Zhao, Zili Zhang, Huichan Zhao, Shao-Long Zhong, Chenyi Yi, Liangti Qu, Zhi-Min Dang   +10 more
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Electromechanical analysis and simplified modeling of dielectric elastomer multilayer bending actuator

AIP Advances, 2020
Dielectric elastomers can generate large voltage-induced deformation and have been widely used as soft actuators. Dielectric elastomer multilayer structures function as bending-type actuators, enhancing their stiffness and ability to resist external ...
Fanghao Zhou, Xuxu Yang, Youhua Xiao, Ziqi Zhu, Tiefeng Li, Zhongbin Xu   +5 more
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Thermodynamic Limits to Molecular Doping in Conjugated Polymers: A Perspective on Phase Behavior and Miscibility

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Molecular doping of conjugated polymers is fundamentally constrained by thermodynamic phase behavior. This Perspective reframes doping efficiency and stability in terms of miscibility limits, binodals, and solvus boundaries, highlighting the role of effective interaction parameters and charge transfer.
Somayeh Kashani, Justin Neu, Sung‐Joo Kwon, Runqio Song, Zixuan Chen, Tajah Trapier, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, David Ginger, Wei You, Jasper J. Michels, Harald Ade   +10 more
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