Rugged soft robots using tough, stretchable, and self-healable adhesive elastomers

• Main Authors: Tan, Matthew Wei Ming, Thangavel, Gurunathan, Lee, Pooi See
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Actuators; Adhesives
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152132
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft robots are susceptible to premature failure from physical damages incurred within dynamic environments. To address this, we report an elastomer with high toughness, room temperature self-healing, and strong adhesiveness, allowing both prevention of damages and recovery for soft robotics. By fun...