Stretchable and transparent hydrogels as soft conductors for dielectric elastomer actuators

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 1055-1060

  Chen, Baohong ^a   Bai, Yuanyuan ^a   Xiang, Feng ^a   Sun, Jeong Yun ^b   Mei Chen, Yong ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Zhou, Jinxiong ^a   Suo, Zhigang ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric elastomer; hydrogel; ionic conductor; stretchable conductor

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORE SINTER; PLASTICS;

ARTIFICIAL NERVES; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELASTIC CONSTRAINTS; INHOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; IONIC CONDUCTOR; POLYACRYLAMIDE HYDROGELS; STRETCHABLE CONDUCTORS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84903697084     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: 10990488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.23529     Document Type: Article

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