This article reviews several classes of compliant materials that can be utilized to fabricate
electronic muscles and skins. Different classes of materials range from compliant …

Silicone elastomers are promising materials for dielectric elastomer transducers (DETs) due
to their superior properties such as high efficiency, reliability and fast response times. DETs …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

The development of intrinsically stretchable electronics poses great challenges in
synthesizing elastomeric conductors, semiconductors and dielectric materials. While a wide …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a promising new transducer technology, but high driving
voltages limit their current commercial potential. One method used to lower driving voltage is …

Electroactive polymers based on dielectric elastomers are stretchable and compressible
capacitors that can act as transducers between electrical and mechanical energies …

Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs), which follow the physics of variable capacitors and
harvest electric energy from mechanical work, have attracted intensive attention over the …

Monitoring aquaculture water quality, especially ammonium levels affecting fish health, is
challenging due to limitations in traditional methods. This study presents an innovative …

Herein we report a novel and efficient approach to fabricate dielectric elastomers with
enhanced dielectric constant and high dielectric strength. Azobenzenes with strong …

A comparative approach for the surface silylation of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) in water
is proposed through an environmentally friendly sol–gel route based on alkoxysilanes. NFC …