Abstract: Under the actions of internal pressure and electric voltage, a spherical dielectric elastomer balloon usually keeps a sphere during its deformation, which has also been assumed in many previous studies. In this article, ...

Abstract: In this paper, we study lightdriven bending vibration of a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) beam. Inhomogeneous and timedependent number fraction of photochromic liquid crystal molecules in cis state in an LCE beam is ...

Abstract: Wrinkles can be often observed in dielectric elastomer (DE) films when they are subjected to electrical voltage and mechanical forces. In the applications of DEs, wrinkle formation is often regarded as an indication of ...