Advanced silicone materials for soft actuator applications

2025/11/06 by Kunal Mondal, Gagandeep Kaur, Rigoberto C. Advincula · 1 voice
Engineering · #Advanced Materials and Mechanics #Dielectric materials and actuators #Soft Robotics and Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5lp00290g

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Abstract

Soft actuators are at the forefront of the innovation tide in medicine, manufacturing, and aerospace because they are able to mimic the behavior of biological tissue and adapt to complex, unstructured environments.

Citations

• Thermal stability and flammability of silicone polymer composites
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