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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, 6277(351), p. 1071-1074, 2016

DOI: 10.1126/science.aac5082

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Highly stretchable electroluminescent skin for optical signaling and tactile sensing

Journal article published in 2016 by C. Larson, B. Peele, Shuo Li, S. Robinson, M. Totaro ORCID, L. Beccai, B. Mazzolai ORCID, R. Shepherd
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Abstract

Cephalopods such as octopuses have a combination of a stretchable skin and color-tuning organs to control both posture and color for visual communication and disguise. We present an electroluminescent material that is capable of large uniaxial stretching and surface area changes while actively emitting light. Layers of transparent hydrogel electrodes sandwich a ZnS phosphor-doped dielectric elastomer layer, creating thin rubber sheets that change illuminance and capacitance under deformation. Arrays of individually controllable pixels in thin rubber sheets were fabricated using replica molding and were subjected to stretching, folding, and rolling to demonstrate their use as stretchable displays. These sheets were then integrated into the skin of a soft robot, providing it with dynamic coloration and sensory feedback from external and internal stimuli.