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Elimination of Necking and Aspect Ratio Dependence in Uniaxial Actuators by Continuous Fiber Reinforcement

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel carbon fiber reinforcement for dielectric elastomer actuators enhances actuation force while decoupling electromechanical performance from the actuator's aspect ratio. Unlike conventional fiber reinforcements, it enables a uniform planar stretch state along the entire actuator.
Markus Koenigsdorff, Stefania Konstantinidi, Anett Endesfelder, Petr Osipov, Johannes Mersch, E.‐F. Markus Vorrath, Martina Zimmermann, Yves Perriard, Gerald Gerlach   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photothermal-responsive self-healing PDMS-based elastomers for stretchable strain sensors. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Zhu R, Ai L, Zhou Z, Gao J, Zhong Y, Zhang Q, Song W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Degradable Water-Swellable Elastomers from Biobased Deep Eutectic Monomers. [PDF]

ACS Sustain Chem Eng
Navarro L, Hartman MD, Locatelli S, Vaillard SE, Picchio ML, Minari RJ, Sardon H, Mecerreyes D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the role of base catalysts in the thiol-Michael addition reaction in liquid crystal oligomers and liquid crystal elastomers. [PDF]

Chem Sci
Dinc RU, Lub J, Lou X, Kragt AJJ, Schenning APHJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wear in multiple network elastomers arises from the continuous accumulation of molecular damage rather than microcrack growth. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Taisne O, Caillard J, Thillaye du Boullay C, Couty M, Creton C, Comtet J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Piezoresistivity Enhancement by Graphite Flake Alignment in Thin Composite Films for Dielectric Elastomer Switches

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article presents dielectric elastomer switch (DES) materials, based on composite thin films. Alignment of graphite flakes due to their physical confinement within the thin films lead to much stronger piezoresistive responses than bulk composites, while their durability exceeds that of conventional liquid‐based DES materials.
Lingyu Liu, Thomas Kister, Bart‐Jan Niebuur, Tobias Kraus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Highly Tough, Notch-Insensitive, and Fast Self-Healing Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers by Tailored Soft Segment Design. [PDF]

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Yu C, Kim H, Choi J, Song S, Choi J, Kwon MS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source