Styrenic-Rubber Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Inherent Stiffness Compensation

Up to date, Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (DEA) have been mostly based on either silicone or acrylic elastomers, whereas the potential of DEAs based on inexpensive, wide-spread natural and synthetic rubbers has been scarcely investigated. In this paper, a DEA based on a styrene-based rubber is demo...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Moretti, Luca Sarina, Lorenzo Agostini, Rocco Vertechy, Giovanni Berselli, Marco Fontana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/9/2/44