Bacterial cellulose actuator with electrically driven bending deformation in hydrated condition

High-Speed Electrically Actuated Elastomers with Strain Greater Than 100%

Ron Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh, Qibing Pei et al. · Science · 2000 · 3.2K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Actuator +16

Carbon Nanotube Actuators

Ray H. Baughman, Changxing Cui, Anvar Zakhidov et al. · Science · 1999 · 2.5K citations

Engineering, Carbon Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering +17

Giant Electrostriction and Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior in Electron-Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer

Q. M. Zhang, Vivek Bharti, Xingzhong Zhao · Science · 1998 · 1.5K citations

Engineering, Ultrahigh Strain Response, Lattice Strain +17

Bacterial synthesized cellulose — artificial blood vessels for microsurgery

Dieter Klemm, Dieter Schumann, Ulrike Udhardt et al. · Progress in Polymer Science · 2001 · 1.3K citations

Biocompatible Material, Engineering, Biomaterials Design +4

A polymer gel with electrically driven motility

Yoshihito Osada, Hidenori Okuzaki, Hirofumi Hori · Nature · 1992 · 1.3K citations

Electroactive Material, Hydrogels, Engineering +6