Silicone elastomers are promising materials for dielectric elastomer transducers (DETs) due
to their superior properties such as high efficiency, reliability and fast response times. DETs …

A common behavior found in nature is the ability of plants and animals to naturally respond
to their surroundings through actuation. Stimuli‐responsive polymers exhibit the same ability …

Due to an extremely low permittivity, silicone based dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA)
needs to be triggered by a very high voltage, thus endures the risks of electrical breakdown …

The search for a piezoelectric elastomer that generates an electrical signal when pressed
and stretched has increased significantly in the last decade as they hold great promise in …

Electroactive polymers (EAP) provide lightweight and cost‐effective materials that enable
the next generation of electromechanical devices. Commercial polymers have historically …

The application of silicone rubber (SiR) dielectric elastomer (DE) as an actuator is limited by
its low properties in terms of dielectric constant, mechanical strength and actuated strain in a …

Excellent comprehensive dielectric properties (including dielectric constant and loss) are
essential for electromechanical transducers. This work introduced a bimodal network …

Recently, dielectric elastomers (DEs) become enviable materials for the applications of
electromechanical transducers. However, requirements of enhanced properties like high …

Over the past decade, polysiloxane-based dielectric elastomers have attracted great interest
because they are promising electroactive soft materials. However, the intrinsic low …

There is currently a demand for flexible biomedical sensors. Characteristics as soft, thin,
elastic, flexible and comfortable to the contact with skin should be matched with performance …