In response to a stimulus, a soft material deforms, and the deformation provides a function.
We call such a material a soft active material (SAM). This review focuses on one class of soft …

A number of materials have been explored for their use as artificial muscles. Among these,
dielectric elastomers (DEs) appear to provide the best combination of properties for true …

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

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large voltage-induced deformation, but achieving such
large deformation in practice has been a major challenge due to electromechanical …

Subject to an electric voltage, a layer of a dielectric elastomer reduces its thickness, so that
the voltage induces a high electric field. The positive feedback may cause the elastomer to …

The development of intrinsically stretchable electronics poses great challenges in
synthesizing elastomeric conductors, semiconductors and dielectric materials. While a wide …

When a voltage is applied to a layer of a dielectric elastomer, the layer reduces in thickness
and expands in area. A recent experiment has shown that the homogeneous deformation of …

This paper analyzes a membrane of a dielectric elastomer, prestretched and mounted on a
rigid circular ring, and then inflated by a combination of pressure and voltage. Equations of …

A novel self-sensing method based on the dielectric elastomer (DE) actuator/sensor, was
successfully developed and evaluated in order to extract accurate displacement information …

In this paper, the mechanical behaviour of an unfilled silicone rubber is analysed. Firstly,
silicone samples were subjected to five homogeneous tests: tensile, pure shear …