Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer with Reconfigurable Electrodes for Artificial Muscle.

ABSTRACT: High-performance multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are well-positioned to overcome the insufficient output force and energy density as artificial muscles. However, due to the fabrication process, the multilayer DEAs with nonmodifiable structures often suffer from the limitation of short lifespans and scalable preparation. Herein, reusable multilayer DEAs with the detachable and reconfigurable structure are fabricated. This is achieved by realizing scalable compliant electrodes using the continuous spatial confining forced network assembly (CSNA) method and combining the vacuum lamination (VL) approach to have good attachability and detachability with the VHB dielectric elastomer. The flexible roller-based CSNA method is used to prepare the large area compliant electrodes com

SUBMITTER: Fu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature