Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

High dielectric constant and low modulus of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (PUEs)
are required for various applications in actuators, sensors and energy harvestings. In this …

Very few studies have explored the elastocaloric effect of elastomers other than natural
rubber (NR). The aim of the present article is thus to evaluate the elastocaloric properties of …

Interplay of microstructure and electromechanical properties of the poly (vinylidenefluoride-
trifluoroethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene)(P (VDF-TrFE-CTFE)) terpolymer were studied by …

To search for alternative electrostrictive polymers and to understand the underlying
mechanism, the structure‐ferroelectric/electrostrictive property relationship for nylon‐12 …

Energy conversion represents a challenge in various fields of applications such as soft
robotics or microfluidics technologies, particularly in terms of electromechanical coupling for …

Previous work has shown that dielectrophoretic body forces resulting from permittivity and
conductivity heterogeneities only partially contribute to the overall electromechanical …

The electrostrictive response of soft elastomers with the same stiffness, strongly depends on
their chemical nature and their typically multiphase microstructure. Moreover, some …

The lack of optimal physiological properties, bacterial colonization, and auto-osteoinduction,
are the foremost issues of orthopedic implantations. In terms of bone healing, many …

Among the key parameters, which must be taken into account for the choice of actuators
used as electrical to mechanical energy converters, the response to a step function and/or …