Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Soft and Smart Actuators
1.2 Current Challenges and Future Prospects
References
Chapter 2 Soft and Smart Materials
2.1 Colloid and Polymer Solution
2.2 Dielectric Elastomers
2.3 Hydrogels
2.4 Shape Memory Polymers
References
Chapter 3 Continuum Theory of Soft and Smart Materials
3.1 Thermodynamics of Multi-physics Coupling
3.2 Thermoelasticity, Electroelasticity and Chemoelasticity
3.3 Viscoelasticity
3.4 Hyperelasticity
References
Chapter 4 Modeling of Soft and Smart Actuators
4.1 Constitutive Models
4.2 Multi-physics Coupling Structures
4.3 Finite Element Modeling
References
Chapter 5 Devices and Applications
5.1 Human-machine Interaction for Rehabilitation
5.2 Medical Applications
5.3 Soft Robotics for Field Exploration and Rescue
5.4 A Brief Summary of the Chapter
References
Index