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Remarkably improved electromechanical actuation of polyurethane enabled by blending with silicone rubber

Christophe Renard, Dongrui Wang, Peng Han, Silai Xiong, Yongqiang Wen

RSC Advances · 2017 · 26 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

Electromechanical actuation strain of polyurethane is enlarged ten times by constructing a bicontinuous structure with silicone rubber.

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