This paper provides an overview of ferroelectret materials for energy harvesting
applications. These materials take the form of a cellular compliant polymer with polarised …

Micro-structured cellular polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) materials were prepared by a low-
cost molding process allowing us to control geometry and sample size. Cellular structures …

The use of a sacrificial water-soluble BaO layer was investigated for the purpose of
fabricating free-standing single-crystalline BaTiO3 membranes for vibrational energy …

This work analyses the properties and the magneto-mechanical characteristics of
magnetorheological elastomers, a class of smart materials not yet broadly investigated. First …

Interest in energy harvesting applications has increased a lot during recent years. This is
especially true for systems using electroactive materials like dielectric polymers or …

This paper reports the lamination of two thin fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) films onto
the back and front surfaces of a conventional textile forming a sandwich structure which …

This paper reports a design of a new prototype of air-spaced cantilevers made from a micro-
structured PDMS piezo-electret material for accelerometer and energy harvesting …

Sidewall transfer lithography (STL) is demonstrated as a method for parallel fabrication of
2D nanostructured cellular solids in single-crystal silicon. The linear mechanical properties …

This work analyses the shear behavior of magnetorheological elastomers (MRE), a class of
smart materials which presents interesting magneto-mechanical properties. In order to …

The effect of the polymeric reticulation on the thermal stability of the piezoelectricity of a
micro-structured PDMS piezo-electret was investigated. This new family of flexible …