Silicone dielectric elastomer fiber for artificial muscle

Zhaoqing Kang; Magdalena Skowyra; Liyun Yu; Anne Ladegaard Skov

doi:10.1117/12.3010053

10 May 2024 Silicone dielectric elastomer fiber for artificial muscle

Zhaoqing Kang, Magdalena Skowyra, Liyun Yu, Anne Ladegaard Skov

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Proceedings Volume PC12945, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXVI; PC1294502 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010053
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2024, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

Dielectric elastomer fiber actuators can respond to external stimuli and thereby mimic natural muscles. In this work, we developed a continuous wet spinning method to prepare silicone fibers using a photocurable thiol-ene reaction. The optimized fiber exhibits seven times higher tensile strain and five times greater tensile strength compared to those of the planar film. The developed fiber actuator exhibits a large and stable linear actuation strain. The work presented herein provides a pathway for creating active soft matter with complex architectures to enable fast programmable actuation for multiple applications including artificial muscles.

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Zhaoqing Kang, Magdalena Skowyra, Liyun Yu, and Anne Ladegaard Skov "Silicone dielectric elastomer fiber for artificial muscle", Proc. SPIE PC12945, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXVI, PC1294502 (10 May 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010053

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