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Fabrication Process of Silicone-based Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Published on: February 1, 2016
Characterization of Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Silicone Rubber
Eunyoung Cho1,2, Loraine L Y Chiu2,3,4, Mitchell Lee1,2
1Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B2K3, Canada.
Abstract:
Silicone rubber's silicone-oxygen backbones give unique material properties which are applicable in various biomedical devices. Due to the diversity of potential silicone rubber compositions, the material properties can vary widely. This paper characterizes the dielectric and mechanical properties of two different silicone rubbers, each with a different cure system, and in combination with silicone additives. A tactile mutator (Slacker™) and/or silicone thickener (Thi-vex™) were mixed with platinum-cured and condensation-cured silicone rubber in various concentrations. The dielectric constants, conductivities, and compressive and shear moduli were measured for each sample. Our study contributes novel information about the dielectric and mechanical properties of these two types of silicone rubber and how they change with the addition of two common silicone additives.
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