Self-Healing and High Interfacial Strength in Multi-Material Soft Pneumatic Robots via Reversible Diels–Alder Bonds

In new-generation soft robots, the actuation performance can be increased by using multiple materials in the actuator designs. However, the lifetime of these actuators is often limited due to failure that occurs at the weak multi-material interfaces that rely almost entirely on physical interactions...

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Main Authors: Seppe Terryn, Ellen Roels, Joost Brancart, Guy Van Assche, Bram Vanderborght
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/9/2/34