Relevance of PDMS processing techniques used in electricity generating muscle energy converter

This paper details the feasibility of using dielectric elastomer generators to generate an electric charge between electrodes. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) samples underwent tensile tests to prove that dielectric elastomers strain over one hundred percent under mechanical stress two sets of differently processed. Mechanical strain on the different PDMS samples showed that dielectric elastomers could generate enough energy to power an electrical muscle energy converter (eMEC) for chronic circulatory assist.