Synthesizing a new dielectric elastomer exhibiting large actuation strain and suppressed electromechanical instability without prestretching

Prestrain-Free Dielectric Elastomers Based on Acrylic Thermoplastic Elastomer Gels: A Morphological and (Electro)Mechanical Property Study

(2012) Pruthesh H. Vargantwar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synergistic Improvement of Actuation Properties with Compatibilized High Permittivity Filler

(2012) Sebastian Risse et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

New Silicone Composites for Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Applications In Competition with Acrylic Foil

(2011) Dorina M. Opris et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Mechanisms of large actuation strain in dielectric elastomers

(2011) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Harnessing snap-through instability in soft dielectrics to achieve giant voltage-triggered deformation

(2011) Christoph Keplinger et al.   Soft Matter

Theory of Dielectric Elastomers Capable of Giant Deformation of Actuation

(2010) Xuanhe Zhao et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Interpenetrating polymer networks based on acrylic elastomers and plasticizers with improved actuation temperature range

(2010) Han Zhang et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Elastic block copolymer nanocomposites with controlled interfacial interactions for artificial muscles with direct voltage control

(2010) Hristiyan Stoyanov et al.   Soft Matter

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission

(2009) G. Kovacs et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Development of Soft-Actuator-Based Wearable Tactile Display

(2008) Ig Mo Koo et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics