Effects of plasticization of a soft silicone for dielectric elastomer actuation

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INSTABILITIES; GAINING INSIGHTS; KEY FEATURE; MECHANICAL WORK; OTHER PROPERTIES; RUBBERY MATERIALS;

DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICONES; SOLVENTS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

EID: 84884549001     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/10/104020     Document Type: Article

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