Dielectric elastomer actuators of silicone rubber-titanium dioxide composites obtained by dielectrophoretic assembly of filler particles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Javadi, S ^b   Razzaghi Kashani, M ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Actuation stress; Composite; Dielectric properties; Dielectrophoretic assembly; Dynamic mechanical properties; Silicone rubber; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION STRESS; ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD; ANISOTROPIC PROPERTY; CHAIN STRUCTURE; CHAINLIKE STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL METHOD; COMPOSITE DIELECTRICS; CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC LOSS FACTORS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DIELECTROPHORETIC ASSEMBLY; EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; FILLER PARTICLES; MECHANICAL LOSS; MECHANICAL SHEAR; ORIENTED COMPOSITES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; SEM; SILICONE RUBBER; SOFTENING EFFECT; TIO;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; DYNAMICS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILLED POLYMERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

FILLERS;

EID: 77953238255     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.846089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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