Harnessing the power of stimuli‐responsive polymers for actuation

L Hu, Y Wan, Q Zhang, MJ Serpe - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A common behavior found in nature is the ability of plants and animals to naturally respond
to their surroundings through actuation. Stimuli‐responsive polymers exhibit the same ability …

Advances in polymeric materials for electromechanical devices

BT White, TE Long - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electroactive polymers (EAP) provide lightweight and cost‐effective materials that enable
the next generation of electromechanical devices. Commercial polymers have historically …

Vinylsilane-rich silicone filled by polydimethylsiloxane encapsulated carbon black particles for dielectric elastomer actuator with enhanced out-of-plane actuations

J Huang, F Wang, L Ma, Z Zhang, E Meng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to an extremely low permittivity, silicone based dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA)
needs to be triggered by a very high voltage, thus endures the risks of electrical breakdown …

Review on the role of intrinsic structure on properties of dielectric elastomers for enhanced actuation performance

D Sahu, RK Sahu - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Progress in the design and modifications of dielectric elastomers has offered numerous
effective techniques to improve their electrically induced actuation response. The actuation …

Fully carboxy-functionalized polyhedral silsesquioxanes as polar fillers to enhance the performance of dielectric silicone elastomers

M Dascalu, AC Stoica, A Bele, L Yu, D Ionita, AL Vasiliu… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Octakis (2-carboxyethyl-thioethyl) silsesquioxane (T 8-COOH), a structurally well-
defined organo-functionalized nano-silica, was used as an addition in different percentages …

The role of chemical microstructures and compositions on the actuation performance of dielectric elastomers: A materials research perspective

JN Suresh, I Arief, K Naskar, G Heinrich, M Tahir… - Nano …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are one of the emerging areas of investigation in
smart elastomer research and have attracted considerable interests due to their wide …

Polar silicones: Structure-dielectric properties relationship

C Racles, V Cozan, A Bele… - Designed Monomers and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A series of polar silicones was synthesized in order to compare their dielectric properties.
Different substituents with high dipole moment (epoxy, pyridyl, aldehyde, cyano …

Effect of diatomaceous biosilica and talc on the properties of dielectric elastomer based composites

E Olewnik-Kruszkowska, W Brzozowska, A Adamczyk… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, scientists are still looking for new polymeric materials characterized by improved
mechanical, thermal as well as dielectric properties. Moreover, it should be stressed that …

Dielectric silicone elastomers filled with in situ generated polar silsesquioxanes: Preparation, characterization and evaluation of electromechanical performance

A Bele, M Dascalu, C Tugui, M Iacob, C Racles… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Dielectric silicone elastomers able to respond to an electrical stimulus by a mechanical
displacement are prepared through a simple one-pot procedure consisting in cross-linking …

Elastic composites with PDMS matrix and polysulfone-supported silver nanoparticles as filler

C Racles, M Asandulesa, V Tiron, C Tugui, N Vornicu… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysulfone-supported silver nanoparticles (Ag@ PSF) were obtained by a combination of
polymer nanoprecipitation and redox synthesis of silver, in the presence of two siloxane …