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This review addresses a very important topic and provides a good summary of some recent theoretical and numerical efforts in understanding the mechanics of dielectric elastomers. In this review, the authors survey the theory and model development on dielectric elastomer actuators, including field theories, elastic and viscoelastic material laws, electromechanical instabilities, as well as some applications.

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