Energy harvesters for wearable and stretchable electronics: from flexibility to stretchability
The rapid advancements of wearable electronics have caused a paradigm shift in consumer
electronics, and the emerging development of stretchable electronics opens a new spectrum …
electronics, and the emerging development of stretchable electronics opens a new spectrum …
Decade of bio-inspired soft robots: A review
Soft robotics is an emerging field of robotics that focuses on the design of soft machines and
devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental …
devices with effective human-machine interaction, high conformity, and environmental …
[HTML][HTML] Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion
The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …
Instant tough bonding of hydrogels for soft machines and electronics
Introducing methods for instant tough bonding between hydrogels and antagonistic
materials—from soft to hard—allows us to demonstrate elastic yet tough biomimetic devices …
materials—from soft to hard—allows us to demonstrate elastic yet tough biomimetic devices …
Increasing the performance of dielectric elastomer actuators: A review from the materials perspective
LJ Romasanta, MA López-Manchado… - Progress in Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Electro-active polymers (EAPs) are emerging as feasible materials to mimic muscle-like
actuation. Among EAPs, dielectric elastomer (DE) devices are soft or flexible capacitors …
actuation. Among EAPs, dielectric elastomer (DE) devices are soft or flexible capacitors …
25th anniversary article: a soft future: from robots and sensor skin to energy harvesters
Scientists are exploring elastic and soft forms of robots, electronic skin and energy
harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from …
harvesters, dreaming to mimic nature and to enable novel applications in wide fields, from …
Flexible and stretchable electrodes for dielectric elastomer actuators
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are flexible lightweight actuators that can generate
strains of over 100%. They are used in applications ranging from haptic feedback (mm-sized …
strains of over 100%. They are used in applications ranging from haptic feedback (mm-sized …
A review of dielectric elastomer generator systems
Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …
Standards for dielectric elastomer transducers
Dielectric elastomer transducers consist of thin electrically insulating elastomeric
membranes coated on both sides with compliant electrodes. They are a promising …
membranes coated on both sides with compliant electrodes. They are a promising …
Mechanics of dielectric elastomer structures: A review
T Lu, C Ma, T Wang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …