Reconfigurable shape-morphing dielectric elastomers using spatially varying electric fields
Electric fields can produce strains in soft elastomers but a generalizable method for changing the Gaussian curvature has not been devised. Here the authors demonstrate voltage-tunable shape morphing using a spatially inhomogeneous electric field generated by electrodes incorporated between elastome...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/339264eccb6440f98d1e78864f9a8033 |
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| Summary: | Electric fields can produce strains in soft elastomers but a generalizable method for changing the Gaussian curvature has not been devised. Here the authors demonstrate voltage-tunable shape morphing using a spatially inhomogeneous electric field generated by electrodes incorporated between elastomer layers. |
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