Soft Sensors and Actuators for Wearable Human–Machine Interfaces

J Park, Y Lee, S Cho, A Choe, J Yeom, YG Ro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Haptic human–machine interfaces (HHMIs) combine tactile sensation and haptic feedback
to allow humans to interact closely with machines and robots, providing immersive …

[HTML][HTML] Dielectric elastomer actuators for artificial muscles: A comprehensive review of soft robot explorations

Y Wang, X Ma, Y Jiang, W Zang, P Cao, M Tian… - … Chemicals and Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) artificial muscle is a typical interdisciplinary research
category, which has developed by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years, showing great …

Skin‐Mountable Vibrotactile Stimulator Based on Laterally Multilayered Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

J Son, S Lee, GY Bae, G Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Skin‐stimulation technology has attracted intense attention for virtual/augmented reality
applications and tactile‐feedback systems. However, bulky, heavy, and stiff characteristics of …

Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure with a unidirectional actuation for a soft crawling robot: Design, modeling, and kinematic study

W Sun, H Liang, F Zhang, H Wang, Y Lu, B Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the simple preparation process, large deformation, and wide applications, the
dielectric elastomer minimum energy-based structures (DEMESs) are preferably employed …

Hydrogen‐Bonded Liquid Crystal Elastomers Combining Shape Memory Programming and Reversible Actuation

H Guo, TP Ruoko, H Zeng… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Materials that undergo shape morphing in response to external stimuli have numerous
applications, eg, in soft robotics and biomedical devices. Shape memory polymers utilize …

Self-healable, stretchable, and Super-soft bottlebrush polyester elastomers for highly sensitive flexible sensors

X Yu, Y Wang, M Li, Y Zhang, Y Huang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
While much effort has been devoted to the creation of super-soft elastomers, there is a
dearth of research aimed at self-healable and super-soft renewable elastomers. Herein, self …

Towards high performance and durable soft tactile actuators

MWM Tan, H Wang, D Gao, P Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft actuators are gaining significant attention due to their ability to provide realistic tactile
sensations in various applications. However, their soft nature makes them vulnerable to …

Self‐Healable, Self‐Repairable, and Recyclable Electrically Responsive Artificial Muscles

J von Szczepanski, PM Danner, DM Opris - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elastomers with high dielectric permittivity that self‐heal after electric breakdown and
mechanical damage are important in the emerging field of artificial muscles. Here, a one …

Graphene nanoplatelets/barium titanate hybrid nanoparticles via ball milling for enhanced dielectric and mechanical properties of fluorosilicone rubber composites

C Tan, Y Zhou, J Li, H Zhou, Q Xiao, X Yang, S He… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomers have been widely used in flexible actuators, artificial muscles, soft
generators, etc. However, there are still challenges in fabrication of dielectric elastomers …

[HTML][HTML] Electrically assisted stereolithography 3D printing of graded permittivity composites for in-situ encapsulation of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs)

L Zhong, W Liu, Y Sun, F Wang, S Chen, Q Sun, Y Liu… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) find applications in diverse fields, such as
integrated motor drives, controllable power systems, and electric vehicles. However …