Synthesis of polysiloxane elastomers modified with sulfonyl side groups and their electromechanical response.

ABSTRACT: 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 of these capacitors is a thin elastic film, preferably made of a material having a high dielectric permittivity. When properly designed, these materials convert electrical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa, as well as thermal energy into electrical energy and vice versa. Whether a polymer can be used for one or the other application is determined by its glass transition temperature (T_g), which should be significantly below room temperature for the former and around room temperature for the latter functio

SUBMITTER: Sheima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249063 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature