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Recently, soft materials such as silicone elastomers are widely used in soft robotics due to their high flexibility and safe physical interaction with humans. Focusing on three aspects—highly elastic materials, sacrificial materials, and actuation units,
Armita Hamidi, Yonas Tadesse
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The electrical and thermal conductivities and light transmittance properties of silicone oil and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer composites were investigated.
Özvezir Esra, Beyli Pınar Turan
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In this in vitro study, we assessed the color stability of an A-2186 room-temperature-vulcanizing (RTV) silicone elastomer by incorporating silver nanoparticles during accelerated artificial aging.
Kaml Mohammed +2 more
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Background Colour degradation is a major problem in maxillofacial silicone elastomers. Recent studies have focused on colour stability and the mechanical properties of the silicone elastomers.
Ebru Demet Cifter +6 more
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Fabrication and characterization of nanometer thin films for low-voltage DEAs [PDF]
Nanometer-thin films are the essential components of a low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA). Comprising of two electrodes sandwiching a dielectric elastomeric material DEAs have evoked versatile materials research.
Weiss, Florian
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Evaluating the Peel Bond Strength of Polymethylmethacrylate and Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomer Reinforced with Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Comparative In-vitro Study [PDF]
Introduction: Maxillofacial prostheses typically last around six months. The facial prostheses are usually provided with an acrylic substructure. This aids in enhanced retention and stability of silicone material.
Shruti Varma +3 more
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Reprogrammable liquid-metal/NdFeB/silicone composite magnetic elastomer
Programming the patterned magnetization profile on the magnetic elastomer can enable the magnetic soft robot to produce controlled deformation. But the magnetization profiles are usually unchangeable, which leads to the single function of magnetic soft ...
Ran Zhao +4 more
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Manufacturing of Via Holes in Silicone Elastomer
In this work a possibility of making via holes in silicone elastomer was investigated. The methods that were taken into consideration were punching, mechanical drilling, laser drilling and RIE. Laser drilling and RIE were found to be viable and both were
Norberg, Gunnar, +2 more
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The Antibacterial Activities of Ag/$Nano-TiO_2$ Modified Silicone Elastomer [PDF]
We studied the ability of Ag/$nano-TiO_2$ to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus growth on silicone elastomer material. Ag/$nano-TiO_2$ silicone elastomer was prepared with different concentrations of 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%.
Zhou, S., Sun, T., Shao, L., Wang, L.
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ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF PHOTOCATALYTIC NANO -TITANIUM DIOXIDE INCORPORATED IN SILICONE ELASTOMER: [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles may improve the antifungal properties of silicone elastomer prosthetic materials. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the photocatalytic antifungal activity of silicone elastomer incorporated with titanium dioxide ...
Maisa EL. Mousafa +3 more
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