Dielectric elastomer actuators are stretchable capacitors capable of a musclelike actuation
when charged. They will one day be used to replace malfunctioning muscles supposing the …

Progress in the design and modifications of dielectric elastomers has offered numerous
effective techniques to improve their electrically induced actuation response. The actuation …

Polymers with high dielectric permittivity are promising for the construction of next-
generation transducers and energy storage devices with improved energy density. Here, we …

Silicone rubber (SiR) is one of the most promising dielectric elastomer (DE) materials for DE
actuator, but it is still limited by low properties such as mechanical strength, dielectric …

The chemical modification of polymers with lateral polar groups increases their dielectric
permittivity above the glass transition temperature, making them attractive materials for …

Polymer microspheres are important for a variety of applications, such as ion exchange
chromatography, catalyst supports, absorbents, etc. Synthesis of large microspheres can be …

Synthesis of organosilicon products with a “polar” functional group within organic
substituents is one of the most fundamentally and practically important challenges in today's …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a class of soft transducers with broad potential
applications in soft robotics. DEAs consist of two stretchable electrodes on a dielectric …

Abstract Poly (dimethyl‐co‐methylvinyl) siloxane‐α, ω‐diols with 1.5, 5.5, and 8.5 mol% vinyl
group contents, respectively, are obtained via an environmental friendly synthesis and used …

Dielectric elastomers have the capability to be used as transducers for actuation and energy
harvesting applications due to their excellent combination of large strain capability (100 …