Silicone elastomers are promising materials for dielectric elastomer transducers (DETs) due
to their superior properties such as high efficiency, reliability and fast response times. DETs …

The tutorial aims to equip the beginners in silicone research with the knowledge to formulate
recipes and process elastomer networks, targeting specific properties related to soft …

Many polymer networks and gels display nanostructural heterogeneity in the form of
spatially inhomogeneous crosslinking densities, along with additional topological defects …

Dielectric elastomers are possible candidates for realizing products that are in high demand
by society, such as soft robotics and prosthetics, tactile displays, and smart wearables …

Exploiting green energy from environmental resources with high harvesting efficiency has
always been an ambitious goal in materials science. Dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) is …

Silicone elastomers are used in a wide range of applications, including artificial muscles,
biomedical devices, and soft robotics, for which chemical, thermal, and mechanical stability …

In situ small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and constitutive model were combined to
investigate silica filled deuterated silicone rubber (SFdSR) under strain rise path at strain …

Unique observations of cutting energy in silicone elastomers motivate a picture of soft
fracture that qualitatively and quantitatively links far-field tearing with push cutting for the first …

Dielectric elastomer (DE) pre-stretching is a key aspect of attaining better actuation
performance, as it helps prevent electromechanical instability (EMI) and usually lowers the …

A silicone elastomer from PDMS-PEG multiblock copolymer has been prepared by use of
silylation reactions for both copolymer preparation and crosslinking. The dielectric and …