In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Microfluidic devices have not yet evolved into commercial off-the-shelf products. Although
highly integrated microfluidic structures, also known as lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and micrototal …

The dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) can realize large angular
deformations by a small voltage-induced strain of the dielectric elastomer (DE), so it is a …

Actuators based on thin dielectric elastomer (DE) membranes with very low modulus, high
dielectric permittivity and dielectric breakdown strength have recently been used in a …

The dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) can realize large angular
deformations by a small voltage-induced strain of the dielectric elastomer (DE), so it is a …

The traditional method to increase the dynamic deformation of a dielectric elastomer
actuator is to increase the voltage applied on the dielectric elastomer. Based on the …

The rotary joint actuated by dielectric elastomer has advantages to fabricate a biomimetic
soft robot because of the large output torque, deformation and light weight. Conventional …

In this work, a model is proposed extending the basic concept of particle of continuum
mechanics combining electric properties. This, as Gaussian statistics denoted background …

In this work, a model is proposed extending the basic concept of particle of continuum
mechanics combining the distribution of polymer chain. Particularly, the general mechanical …

The dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) can realize large angular
deformations by a small voltage-induced strain of the dielectric elastomer, so it is a suitable …