Sustainable Elastomers for Actuators: "Green" Synthetic Approaches and Material Properties

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 15; no. 12; p. 2755
• Main Authors: Filippova, Olga V, Maksimkin, Aleksey V, Dayyoub, Tarek, Larionov, Dmitry I, Telyshev, Dmitry V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 20.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Actuator design; Actuators; Analysis; Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; bioresources; Chemical synthesis; Chitin; Ecological footprint; Elastomers; Electric properties; Electrical properties; Green chemistry; Green technology; Hazardous areas; Lignin; Material properties; Mechanical properties; Molecular weight; Polymers; Polyurethane; Polyurethanes; Review; Robots; soft actuators; Sustainable development; sustainable elastomers; Terpenes; United Kingdom; sustainable elastomers; green chemistry; soft actuators; bioresources; mechanical properties

Elastomeric materials have great application potential in actuator design and soft robot development. The most common elastomers used for these purposes are polyurethanes, silicones, and acrylic elastomers due to their outstanding physical, mechanical, and electrical properties. Currently, these typ...