Perspectives for new dielectric elastomers with improved electromechanical actuation performance: Composites versus blends

Polymer International

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Gallone, Giuseppe ^a   Galantini, Fabia ^a   Carpi, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuators; Dielectric constant; Dielectric elastomer blends; Electromechanical response; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CERAMIC FILLERS; COMPOSITE ARCHITECTURES; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMECHANICAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIC PHASIS;

ACTUATORS; BLENDING; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; SILICONES;

RUBBER;

BLEND; COMPOSITE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTOMER; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYURETHANE; SILICONE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 77953343036     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: 10970126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.2765     Document Type: Article

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