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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

Influence of the pore size on optical and mechanical properties of ecoflex sponges

Materials Research Express
Silicone polymers have various applications such as sensors, energy harvesters, soft robotics, prosthetics and implants. Ecoflex has become one of the most remarkable silicone polymers due to its special mechanical properties which include extreme ...
Fatmanur Kocaman Kabil, Ahmet Yavuz Oral
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary testing of silicone-urethane elastomers as substrates in human cell culture [PDF]

, 2007
M. Lewandowska‐Szumieł, Janusz Kozakiewicz, Piotr Mrówka, Agnieszka Jurkowska, Edyta Sienkiewicz-Łatka, Jarosław Przybylski, W. Okrój, Bogdan Walkowiak   +7 more
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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

Embedded NiTi Wires for Improved Dynamic Thermomechanical Performance of Silicone Elastomers. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2020
Çakmak UD, Graz I, Moser R, Fischlschweiger M, Major Z.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Correction: Nanometer-level high-accuracy molding using a photo-curable silicone elastomer by suppressing thermal shrinkage

, 2015
Katsuo Mogi, Yuki Hashimoto, Takehiko Tsukahara, Motoki Terano, Masahiko Yoshino, Takatoki Yamamoto   +5 more
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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

Insights into the Complex Prebreakdown Actuation of Silicone Elastomers and its Influence on Breakdown Behavior. [PDF]

ACS Omega, 2020
Vaicekauskiate J, Yu L, Skov AL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Nonlinear modeling and characterization of ultrasoft silicone elastomers [PDF]

, 2020
Asimanshu Das, Kenneth Breuer, Varghese Mathai   +2 more
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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