Power generation using dielectric elastomer (DE) artificial muscle is attracting attention because of its light weight, low cost, and high-efficiency. Since this method a system that produces electricity without emitting carbon dioxide nor rare earths, it would contribute to the goal environmental sustainability. In paper, background DEs, associated high efficiency wave energy (WEG) systems we ...

Abstract Creation of and the following research on systems featuring elastomer filled with a magnetic disperse material good electroconductive properties have been continuation development magnetorheological fluids goal finding compositions exhibiting stronger effect. More profound investigations revealed that composite materials given type also exhibit other significant features such as magnet...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of fluoridated elastomers on the quantity of disclosed dental plaque surrounding an orthodontic bracket in vivo. DESIGN A randomized, prospective, longitudinal clinical trial, employing a split mouth, crossover design. SETTING The Orthodontic Departments of Liverpool and Sheffield Dental Hospitals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The subjects were 30 individuals a...

While the fascinating field of soft machines has grown rapidly over last two decades, materials they are constructed from have remained largely unchanged during this time. Parallel activities led to significant advances in dynamic polymer networks, leading design three-dimensionally cross-linked polymeric that able adapt and transform through stimuli-induced bond exchange. Recent work begun mer...

Abstract Few works had systematically investigated the relationship between rupture stress of oxide shell and diameter liquid metal nanoparticles (LMNPs). Here, we fabricated a series elastomer/LMNPs composites, which were based on various polyurethanes with different shore hardness LMNPs diameters, to study LMNPs. We established reliable guidable stress–strain curves elastomers diameters by bo...

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large deformation subject to an electric voltage, and are promising for uses as actuators, sensors and generators. Because of large deformation, nonlinear equations of state, and diverse modes of failure, modeling the process of electromechanical transduction has been challenging. This paper studies a membrane of a dielectric elastomer deformed into an out-o...

This paper presents an experimentally validated electromechanical model of cylindrical actuators made of dielectric elastomers with compliant electrodes. Modelling was based on independent electrical and mechanical analyses of the specific configuration of the device. The expressions of the electrostatic pressures exerted by the electrodes in response to an applied voltage were formulated and i...