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Dielectric elastomer transducers are elastic capacitors that respond to mechanical or electrical stress. They can be used in applications such as millimeter-sized soft robots and harvesters of the energy contained in ocean waves. The dielectric component o ...
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2023On-Demand Cross-Linkable Bottlebrush Polymers for Voltage- Driven Artificial Muscles
Frank Nüesch, Francis Owusu, Yeerlan Adeli
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) generate motion resembling natural muscles in reliability, adaptability, elongation, and frequency of operation. They are highly attractive in implantable soft robots or artificial organs. However, many applications of ...
AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023Bottlebrush Dielectric Elastomers with Improved Properties for Actuation
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA) are elastic capacitors composed of a pair of compliant electrodes and a soft dielectric elastomer film sandwiched in between. This kind of stretchable capacitors can be actuated when charged, can generate electricity fr ...
EPFL2023Transient Elastomers with High Dielectric Permittivity for Actuators, Sensors, and Beyond
Holger Frauenrath, Yauhen Sheima
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are key materials in actuators, sensors, energy harvesters, and stretchable electronics. These devices find applications in important emerging fields such as personalized medicine, renewable energy, and soft robotics. However, e ...
AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022High Permittivity Siloxanes as Promising Materials for Dielectric Elastomer Transducers: From Synthesis to Application
The speed of change in the modern world is impressive. Within the last 50 years, many devices and technologies have significantly transformed their appearance, intrinsic characteristics and improved their performance. Computers have changed from the size o ...
EPFL2022Solvent-Free Synthesis and Processing of Conductive Elastomer Composites for Green Dielectric Elastomer Transducers
Stretchable electrodes are more suitable for dielectric elastomer transducers (DET) the closer the mechanical characteristics of the electrodes and elastomer are. Here, a solvent-free synthesis and processing of conductive composites with excellent electri ...
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022Slot-Die Coating of an On-the-Shelf Polymer with Increased Dielectric Permittivity for Stack Actuators
Nitrile-butadiene rubbers (NBR) have been extensively used as dielectric materials due to their commercial availability, excellent mechanical properties, glass transition temperature below 0 degrees C, and increased dielectric permittivity owing to the pre ...
AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022Polysiloxanes Modified with Different Types and Contents of Polar Groups: Synthesis, Structure, and Thermal and Dielectric Properties
Holger Frauenrath, Yauhen Sheima, Yulia Yuts
Polymers with high dielectric permittivity are promising for the construction of next-generation transducers and energy storage devices with improved energy density. Here, we report the synthesis, glass-transition temperature (T-g), and dielectric properti ...
AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021Ag-doped As-S-Se chalcogenide glasses: a correlative study of structural and dielectrical properties
This work is focused on investigating the effect of Ag doping on the dielectric and structural properties of the As-S-Se glass system and their suitability for potential applications in optoelectronics, such as electronic and switching components. A series ...
SPRINGER2021Influence of Uncertainty of Body Permittivity on Achievable Radiation Efficiency of Implantable Antennas-Stochastic Analysis
Anja Skrivervik, Zvonimir Sipus
Design of medical sensor implants is very challenging due to numerous restrictions in terms of size and biological acceptability. In addition, large absorption and reflection of electromagnetic waves in body tissues significantly degrades the communication ...
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2021