Review of dielectric elastomer actuators and their applications in soft robots
Due to the inherent rigidity of hard materials, the adaptability and flexibility of traditional
robots are limited. Recently, soft robots became one of the most attractive areas. The …
robots are limited. Recently, soft robots became one of the most attractive areas. The …
Intrinsically stretchable electronics with ultrahigh deformability to monitor dynamically moving organs
S Wang, Y Nie, H Zhu, Y Xu, S Cao, J Zhang, Y Li… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intrinsically stretchable electronics represent an attractive platform for next-generation
implantable devices by reducing the mechanical mismatch and the immune responses with …
implantable devices by reducing the mechanical mismatch and the immune responses with …
Strategies for body-conformable electronics
Advances in flexible and stretchable electronics have enabled an unprecedented level of
coupling between electronics and bio-tissues by overcoming obstacles associated with the …
coupling between electronics and bio-tissues by overcoming obstacles associated with the …
3D spatiotemporally scalable in vivo neural probes based on fluorinated elastomers
Electronic devices for recording neural activity in the nervous system need to be scalable
across large spatial and temporal scales while also providing millisecond and single-cell …
across large spatial and temporal scales while also providing millisecond and single-cell …
Liquid crystal elastomer metamaterials with giant biaxial thermal shrinkage for enhancing skin regeneration
J Wu, S Yao, H Zhang, W Man, Z Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of soft active materials of increasing interest,
because of their excellent actuation and optical performances. While LCEs show biomimetic …
because of their excellent actuation and optical performances. While LCEs show biomimetic …
Ultra‐thin flexible encapsulating materials for soft bio‐integrated electronics
Recently, bioelectronic devices extensively researched and developed through the
convergence of flexible biocompatible materials and electronics design that enables more …
convergence of flexible biocompatible materials and electronics design that enables more …
Soft bioelectronics for therapeutics
Soft bioelectronics play an increasingly crucial role in high-precision therapeutics due to
their softness, biocompatibility, clinical accuracy, long-term stability, and patient-friendliness …
their softness, biocompatibility, clinical accuracy, long-term stability, and patient-friendliness …
Recent progress in materials chemistry to advance flexible bioelectronics in medicine
Designing bioelectronic devices that seamlessly integrate with the human body is a
technological pursuit of great importance. Bioelectronic medical devices that reliably and …
technological pursuit of great importance. Bioelectronic medical devices that reliably and …
Mechanics of dielectric elastomer structures: A review
T Lu, C Ma, T Wang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …