A self healable dielectric elastomer artificial muscle.

Jie Mao, Jiahao Li, Xiaorong Dou, Huiyao Zhao, Peiyao Zhong, Li-Juan Yin, Yingwu Luo, Qibing Pei, Zhi-Min Dang

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Jie Mao *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China. maojie@nxu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6635-4886

Jiahao Li *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2889-0965

Xiaorong DouSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.

Huiyao ZhaoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.

Peiyao ZhongSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.

Li-Juan YinState Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Yingwu LuoState Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-5226

Qibing PeiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. qpei@seas.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-1734

Zhi-Min DangState Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. dangzm@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-9033

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52437002National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52503005

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Abstract

Dielectric elastomers are soft electroactive polymers capable of large-strain actuation with the moniker artificial muscle. However, current dielectric elastomers exhibit limited operational stability when operated at strain and energy density in the neighborhood of natural muscles, due to mechanical fatigue or electrical breakdown. In this work, we design a dielectric elastomer comprising a bimodal network structure and zwitterionic side groups to overcome electro-mechanical instability and enable self-healing. The resulting material demonstrates a stably operable strain of 125% at a field of 25 MV m

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PMID42140922

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-72611-5

PMCPMC13282402

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