Investigation into the Electromechanical Properties of Dielectric Elastomers Subjected to Pre-Stressing

Authors

Liang Jiang, Technological University Dublin
Tony Betts, Technological University DublinFollow
David Kennedy, Technological University DublinFollow
Stephen Jerrams, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

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This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Disciplines

1.4 CHEMICAL SCIENCES

Publication Details

Materials Science and Engineering C, vol.49 (2015) pp.754-760.

Abstract

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are being exploited for biological applications such as artificial blood pumps, biomi-metic grippers and biomimetic robots. Generally, polyacrylate and silicone rubber (SR)are the most widely use materials for fabricating DEsinterms of mixing with other polymers or compounding them with highly dielectric particles. Furthermore, pre-stretch offers an effective approach to increasing actuated strain and dielectric strength and eliminating pull-ininstability.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000000431

Recommended Citation

Jiang, L., Betts, A. & Kennedy, D. (2015). Investigation into the Electromechanical Properties of Dielectric Elastomers Subjected to Pre-Stressing, Materials Science and Engineering C, vol. 49, pg.754-760. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000431 doi:10.1016/j.msec.2015.01.070