Soft robots and devices exploit highly deformable materials that are capable of changes in shape to allow conformable physical contact for controlled manipulation. While soft resilient mechanical impact, they susceptible damage, such as tears punctures. The development self-healing actuators continues attract increasing interest, particular, with respect integrating polymers create bioinspired ...

Title of Document: Synthesis, Stability, and Reactivity of High Oxidation State Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Acetamidinate β-Hydrideor β-Methide-Bearing Alkyl Complexes of Zirconium, Titanium, and Tantalum Albert Epshteyn, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006 Directed By: Professor Lawrence R. Sita Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740 In the course of stu...