3A1-X01 Development of Biomimetic Actuator for Dancing and Jumping Robot : Development of the twin motor-mounted actuator with silicon rubber tendon structures(Bio-Mimetics and Bio-Mechatronics)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (0) ◽  
pp. _3A1-X01_1-_3A1-X01_4
Author(s):  
Kaoru SUGANO ◽  
Akitoshi ITO
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Rubber ◽  
Jumping Robot ◽  
Biomimetic Actuator

scholarly journals Scalable fabrication of carbon materials based silicon rubber for highly stretchable e-textile sensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1183-1191
Author(s):  
Xinlin Li ◽  
Rixuan Wang ◽  
Leilei Wang ◽  
Aizhen Li ◽  
Xiaowu Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Gauge Factor ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Silicon Rubber ◽  
Smart Clothing ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Highly Stretchable ◽  
Textile Sensor ◽  
High Level

AbstractDevelopment of stretchable wearable devices requires essential materials with high level of mechanical and electrical properties as well as scalability. Recently, silicone rubber-based elastic polymers with incorporated conductive fillers (metal particles, carbon nanomaterials, etc.) have been shown to the most promising materials for enabling both high electrical performance and stretchability, but the technology to make materials in scalable fabrication is still lacking. Here, we propose a facile method for fabricating a wearable device by directly coating essential electrical material on fabrics. The optimized material is implemented by the noncovalent association of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT), carbon black (CB), and silicon rubber (SR). The e-textile sensor has the highest gauge factor (GF) up to 34.38 when subjected to 40% strain for 5,000 cycles, without any degradation. In particular, the fabric sensor is fully operational even after being immersed in water for 10 days or stirred at room temperature for 8 hours. Our study provides a general platform for incorporating other stretchable elastic materials, enabling the future development of the smart clothing manufacturing.

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