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

In the last few years, it has been recognized that the large deformation capacity of
elastomeric materials that are sensitive to electric fields can be harnessed for use in …

This paper presents a novel engineering strategy for the design of Dielectric Elastomer (DE)
based actuators, capable of attaining complex electrically induced shape morphing …

This contribution addresses a two-scale computational homogenization framework for the
simulation of electro-active solids at finite strains. A generalized form of the Hill–Mandel …

Soft matter electro-elastic (EE), magneto-elastic (ME) and magneto-electro-elastic (MEE)
composites exhibit coupled material behavior at large strains. Examples are electro-active …

Magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) are composite solids consisting of an elastomeric
matrix and dispersed magnetic inclusions. Due to the composite nature of MREs, there is a …

The basic modern theory of nonlinear electroelasticity and its use in the formulation of
constitutive laws governing the behaviour of dielectric elastomer materials was summarized …

We show that a smooth giant voltage actuation of soft dielectric plates is not easily obtained
in practice. In principle one can exploit, through pre-deformation, the snap-through behavior …

Elastic instabilities can trigger dramatic microstructure transformations giving rise to unusual
behavior in soft matter. Motivated by this phenomenon, we study instability-induced pattern …

Magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) can change their shape and properties when
activated by an external magnetic field. The attractive tunable properties of this stimuli …