The effect of addition of nanoparticles to silicone rubber is studied in this paper in the context of soft robotic applications to transmission line maintenance. Silicone rubber and polylactic acid ...

Silicone rubber, also known as polysiloxane, is a synthetic polymer composed of a siloxane (–Si–O–) backbone with additional organic groups, such as methyl, ethyl, hydroxyl, phenyl, etc. Due to the ...

Improving the tracking and erosion resistance of silicone rubber (SiR) is of great significance to outdoor SiR insulators. In this work, a feasible method to enhance the antitracking performance of ...