Ongoing or recent applications
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Fiber pumps: a thin tube that is the pump |
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Soft Shielded Force Sensors |
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Multistable variable-stiffness electromagnetic devices |
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Soft stretchable Pumps, V 2019 |
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Low-voltage fast DEAs and associated robust soft robot |
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16 N grippers weighing 1 g |
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Fully inkjet printed DEAs and HASEL devices |
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HAXEL flexible mm-scale zipping actuators |
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reconfigurable DEAs using addressable SMP fibers |
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Lifetime of DEAs in harsh environments |
Fabrication methods for elastomer actuators
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| Materials and Processing | Silicone membranes production | Electrodes for DEAs |
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| ion-implanted electrodes | Pad-printed electrodes | Laser-patterned electrodes |
Some older applications and devices
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What are Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (DEA) and Sensors
In contrast to actuators based on rigid materials such as silicon, actuators based on elastomers can have very large percentage displacements, often exceeding 100% elongation, enabling new possibilities in many fields including soft robotics, tunable optics, and cell manipulation.
Link to our DEA publications