About this Research Topic
Electro-responsive materials are a kind of smart materials with the ability to alter their mechanical or physical properties in response to external electric fields. Due to their unique properties, electro-responsive materials can be used to fabricate smart structures, such as soft actuators, deformable wings, artificial muscles, flexible cells, smart fluids dampers, stiffness tunable isolators, sensing concretes and so on. The preparation, testing, mechanisms, theories, and applications of electro-responsive materials are the interests of scholars in smart materials and structures.
The proposed Research Topic covers a wide range of multidisciplinary areas. On the preparation of the materials, one key task is to find optimal compositions to achieve stability yet maximize physical response to external electric field. Another key task is to develop electro-responsive materials with various physical responses. On properties testing, the key task is to find testing methods to measure the response more accurately. On engineering applications, the key task is to explore their applications in such fields as materials, mechanical, civil engineering, biomedical, space, and electronics.
We welcome authors to submit Original Research papers, Perspectives, Reviews, and Minireviews. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but not limited to:
• Preparation of electro-responsive materials
• Characterization and modeling of the complex physical behaviors
• Developing new testing methods of physical response
• Understanding of the complex behavior using novel methods
• Design of innovative devices using electro-responsive materials
• Proposals and analysis of the new engineering applications
• Trial and implementation of such materials
•Design of actuators, sensors and robots
•Multi-field coupling in smart materials
• Piezoresistive/pressure-sensitive/self-sensing cement-based composites
• Humidity/temperature sensitive cement-based composites
The proposed Research Topic covers a wide range of multidisciplinary areas. On the preparation of the materials, one key task is to find optimal compositions to achieve stability yet maximize physical response to external electric field. Another key task is to develop electro-responsive materials with various physical responses. On properties testing, the key task is to find testing methods to measure the response more accurately. On engineering applications, the key task is to explore their applications in such fields as materials, mechanical, civil engineering, biomedical, space, and electronics.
We welcome authors to submit Original Research papers, Perspectives, Reviews, and Minireviews. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but not limited to:
• Preparation of electro-responsive materials
• Characterization and modeling of the complex physical behaviors
• Developing new testing methods of physical response
• Understanding of the complex behavior using novel methods
• Design of innovative devices using electro-responsive materials
• Proposals and analysis of the new engineering applications
• Trial and implementation of such materials
•Design of actuators, sensors and robots
•Multi-field coupling in smart materials
• Piezoresistive/pressure-sensitive/self-sensing cement-based composites
• Humidity/temperature sensitive cement-based composites
Keywords: Electro-responsive, Electroactive polymers, Dielectric elastomers, Electrorheological materials, Piezoelectric materials, Carbon nanotube fibers, Artificial muscles, Soft robotic, Cement-based smart composites
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