Potential applications of magnetorheological elastomers

Abstract

Magnetorheological elastomer still becomes interested topics among researchers since the rheological properties can be controlled by applying external magnetic field by means of adjustable modulus of elasticity. In this paper, the current application of MRE and related patents will be discussed. Potential application of MRE focused on three main areas. The first is explanation on MRE implementation in vibration cancellation mainly in vehicle system such as active vibration suppression and variable impedance sound absorber. The second explanation focuses on its potential application on medical devices such as prosthetic device. The third section describes future possible application of MRE based on its tunable properties. Finally, the concluding remarks can be generally stated that MRE still has wide range smart device development and promising more valuable product.