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. 2023 Aug 5;123(16):9982–10078. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00139

Table 11. Mechanical and Optical Properties of Transparent Soft Actuator Devices.

material (structure) operation stimulus actuation actuation force, energy, speed, strain transparency ref
SFA
PAAM-alginate hydrogel pressure bending 2 N (constrained actuator, under hydraulic pressure 20 kPa), strain 300%, responsive time <1 s 95% (855)
PEGgel/P(HEMA-co-AAc pressure bending fracture strain: 12–4336% >95% (856)
DEA
SWCNT/prestrained VHB 4910 voltage elongation (areal) 5 kV, area strain 200%   (857)
CuNW/VHB voltage elongation (areal) 4.8 kV, area strain 200% 13% (rest), 58% (actuated to 200%, 4.8 kV) (858)
biaxially oriented polypropylene(BOPP)/FR3 liquid dielectric/polyacrylamide hydrogel (swollen with an aqueous LiCl) voltage contraction/elongations 10 kV(50 Hz), 0.02 N, strain 10%, strain rate 900% s–1   (859)
VHB 4905/conductive fluid/water (ionic solution)/two DEAf from three layers for bidirectional actuators voltage bending (bidirectional) 10 kV, maximum curvature: 12.5 ± 0.4 m–1 97% (active area), 90% (border) (860)
AgNW/PEDOT:PSS/WPU (PEDOT:PSS waterborne PU)/VHB voltage elongation, expansion/contraction 12 kV (2 Hz), area strain 146%, 0.4 s (expansion) and 0.24 s (contraction) at 5 kV (2 Hz) 87–89% (861)
PEDOT:PSS/WPU/PDMS lens/VHB 4910 voltage elongation 10 kV, change in focal length (209%) 80.30% (862)
SMP
multiphase copolyester urethane network (PPD–PCL) temperature programming reversible strain 21%, switching temperature 27 °C (A→B), 38 °C (B→A)   (863)
smart hydrogel (polyacrylamide/alginate-PBA) moisture, multivalent cation and PH (shape memory, Ca2+ inside the gel) programming average relative strain >15(mm/mm)   (864)
liquid crystal elastomer/Cu (heating wire)/PI electric potential programming 1–3 V, actuation strain 41% (contraction), surface temperature 20–120 °C, lifting load 3.92 N   (865)
self-cracking aluminum mesh/TSMPI electric potential programming 12 V, reverted to the original shape in 13 s, transition temperature 230 °C ∼83% (866)
NAGAm/MBA or NAGAM/PEGDA hydrogels temperature/PH programming shape deformation at 70 °C, PH 1.2→5.9, elongation 600–1000% >90% (867)