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Soft Actuators: Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators (Adv. Mater. 10/2015)
Author(s) -
Taccola Silvia,
Greco Francesco,
Sinibaldi Edoardo,
Mondini Alessio,
Mazzolai Barbara,
Mattoli Virgilio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570065
Subject(s) - materials science , pedot:pss , soft robotics , elastomer , actuator , silicone , graphene , composite number , thermoplastic elastomer , smart material , electroactive polymers , sulfonate , silicone rubber , layer (electronics) , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer , copolymer , computer science , artificial intelligence , sodium , metallurgy
Smart soft structures composed of an active thin layer of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) in a double‐layered structure with a silicone elastomer are demonstrated via an innovative processing strategy by S. Taccola, F. Greco, V. Mattoli and co‐workers on page 1668. Such a composite material, which possesses intrinsic multifunctionality, such as simultaneous structural properties, sensing, and actuation capabilities, paves the way toward a new class of smart structures for bioinspired and soft robotics.