Molecular level materials design for improvements of actuation properties of dielectric elastomer actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7976, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kofod, G ^a   Stoyanov, H ^a   Kollosche, M ^a   Risse, S ^a   Ragusch, H ^a   McCarthy, D N ^a   Wache R ^a   Rychkov, D ^a   Dansachmuller M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomer actuators; Grafting; Molecular composites; Nanoparticles; Permittivity enhancement; Soft materials; Strain sensing

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; GRAFTING; MOLECULAR COMPOSITES; SOFT MATERIALS; STRAIN SENSING;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PLASTICS; SOLVENTS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 79955887103     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.880981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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