2007 journal article

Electromechanical response of nanostructured polymer systems with no mechanical pre-strain

MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, 28(10), 1142–1147.

By: R. Shankar n, T. Ghosh n & R. Spontak n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: actuator; block copolymers; EAP; electroactive; electroelastomer; micelles
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

Abstract A dielectric elastomer derived from a polystyrene‐ block ‐poly(ethylene‐ co ‐butylene)‐ block ‐polystyrene triblock copolymer swollen with a midblock‐selective solvent is reported to show promise as a nanostructured organic actuator requiring no pre‐strain. This might provide an attractive alternative to conventional acrylic, siloxane, and polyurethane elastomers since the electromechanical properties are composition‐tunable. magnified image