Skip to main content

Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnoosfaderani, William F. M. Daniel, Alexandr P. Zhushma, Qiaoxi Li, Benjamin J. Morgan, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Daniel P. Armstrong, Richard J. Spontak, Andrey V. Dobrynin, and Sergei S. Sheiko

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/eb77a382-94bf-454c-859c-74bbad6a9f50/adma201604209-gra-0001-m.jpg

Freestanding, single-component dielectric actuators are designed based on bottlebrush elastomers that enable giant reversible strokes at relatively low electric fields and altogether avoid preactuation mechanical manipulation. This materials design platform allows for independent tuning of actuator rigidity and elasticity over broad ranges without changing chemical composition, which opens new opportunities in soft-matter robotics.

Read Article

Comments are closed.