Liquid metal actuators: a comparative analysis of surface tension controlled actuation
Liquid metals, with their unique combination of electrical and mechanical properties, offer
great opportunities for actuation based on surface tension modulation. Thanks to the scaling …
great opportunities for actuation based on surface tension modulation. Thanks to the scaling …
Advances in dielectric elastomers for actuators and artificial muscles
P Brochu, Q Pei - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
dielectric elastomers (DEs) appear to provide the best combination of properties for true …
Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis
The current proliferation of mobile robots spans ecological monitoring, warehouse
management and extreme environment exploration, to an individual consumer's home …
management and extreme environment exploration, to an individual consumer's home …
Unipolar stroke, electroosmotic pump carbon nanotube yarn muscles
Success in making artificial muscles that are faster and more powerful and that provide
larger strokes would expand their applications. Electrochemical carbon nanotube yarn …
larger strokes would expand their applications. Electrochemical carbon nanotube yarn …
Interpenetrating liquid-crystal polyurethane/polyacrylate elastomer with ultrastrong mechanical property
HF Lu, M Wang, XM Chen, BP Lin… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Liquid-crystal elastomer (LCE) materials, which have been developed and investigated for 4
decades, still lack real industrial applications. The fundamental obstacle is the modest force …
decades, still lack real industrial applications. The fundamental obstacle is the modest force …
Soft robotics for chemists
F Ilievski, AD Mazzeo, RF Shepherd… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - dash.harvard.edu
Soft robots: A methodology based on embedded pneumatic networks (PneuNets) is
described that enables large-amplitude actuations in soft elastomers by pressurizing …
described that enables large-amplitude actuations in soft elastomers by pressurizing …
Elastomeric origami: programmable paper‐elastomer composites as pneumatic actuators
RV Martinez, CR Fish, X Chen… - Advanced functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The development of soft pneumatic actuators based on composites consisting of elastomers
with embedded sheet or fiber structures (eg, paper or fabric) that are flexible but not …
with embedded sheet or fiber structures (eg, paper or fabric) that are flexible but not …
Mapping the mechanical and electrical properties of commercial silicone elastomer formulations for stretchable transducers
J Vaicekauskaite, P Mazurek, S Vudayagiri… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Elastomers for fabricating soft and stretchable transducers primarily require high elongation
at break, high dielectric permittivity, high breakdown strength and low leakage current …
at break, high dielectric permittivity, high breakdown strength and low leakage current …
Torsional carbon nanotube artificial muscles
Rotary motors of conventional design can be rather complex and are therefore difficult to
miniaturize; previous carbon nanotube artificial muscles provide contraction and bending …
miniaturize; previous carbon nanotube artificial muscles provide contraction and bending …
[HTML][HTML] Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines
IA Anderson, TA Gisby, TG McKay, BM O'Brien… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators are popularly referred to as artificial muscles because
their impressive actuation strain and speed, low density, compliant nature, and silent …
their impressive actuation strain and speed, low density, compliant nature, and silent …