The rapid advancements of wearable electronics have caused a paradigm shift in consumer
electronics, and the emerging development of stretchable electronics opens a new spectrum …

Soft robotics is an emerging field of robotics that focuses on the design of soft machines and
devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental …

The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …

Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for diverse applications, including self-powered
wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, and the extraction of …

Electro-active polymers (EAPs) are emerging as feasible materials to mimic muscle-like
actuation. Among EAPs, dielectric elastomer (DE) devices are soft or flexible capacitors …

Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …

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

Dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators are popularly referred to as artificial muscles because
their impressive actuation strain and speed, low density, compliant nature, and silent …

A membrane of a dielectric elastomer deforms when a voltage is applied through its
thickness. The achievable voltage-induced deformation is strongly affected by how …

Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) for harvesting electrical energy from mechanical
work have been demonstrated but the energy densities achieved are still small compared …