While the fascinating field of soft machines has grown rapidly over the last two decades, the
materials they are constructed from have remained largely unchanged during this time …

Electroactive polymers based on dielectric elastomers are stretchable and compressible
capacitors that can act as transducers between electrical and mechanical energies …

The cross-linked low-dielectric-constant material has garnered much attention in the rapid
development of advanced electronics packaging. However, few studies have systematically …

Silicone elastomers have been shown to be well-suited for dielectric elastomer actuators
(DEA), mainly due to their unique combination of properties such as, high elasticity and …

Although dielectric elastomer (DE) with substantial actuated strain (AS) has been reported
20 years ago, its scientific understanding remains unclear. The most accepted theory of DE …

Recently, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), is emerging as a unique tool to
fabricate soft mechanical sensors. Advanced performances can be obtained owing to the …

Amassing remarkable properties, silicones are practically indispensable in our everyday life.
In most classic applications, they play a passive role in that they cover, seal, insulate …

In this work, a highly stretchable silicone elastomer is incorporated into dielectric elastomer
actuators (DEAs) in order to decrease operation voltages by applying high prestretches …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are electroactive polymers that could be used as soft actuators,
stretchable generators and sensors. Their performance is dependent on both their …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a special material that deform responding to an electric field.
The induced strain is known as actuated strain (AS). This phenomenon is totally different …