In response to a stimulus, a soft material deforms, and the deformation provides a function.
We call such a material a soft active material (SAM). This review focuses on one class of soft …

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 …

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large voltage-induced deformation, but achieving such
large deformation in practice has been a major challenge due to electromechanical …

Debris in space presents an ever-increasing problem for spacecraft in Earth orbit. As a step
in the mitigation of this issue, the CleanSpace One (CSO) microsatellite has been proposed …

Mechanical energy can be converted to electrical energy by using a dielectric elastomer
generator. The elastomer is susceptible to various modes of failure, including electrical …

Electrical actuators made from films of dielectric elastomers coated on both sides with
stretchable electrodes may potentially be applied in microrobotics, tactile and haptic …

Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) formed by clinging a pre-stretched
dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane to the compliant frame possess both material and …

In the emerging field of soft machines, large deformation of soft materials is harnessed to
provide functions such as regulating flow in microfluidics, shaping light in adaptive optics …

Widely used as insulators, capacitors, and transducers in daily life, soft dielectrics based on
polymers and polymeric gels play important roles in modern electrified society. Owning to …