Electroactive Polymers: Advances in Materials and Devices

Electroactive Polymers: Advances in Materials and Devices......Page 2
Preface and Committees......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 8
Characteristic Electrical Actuation of Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride): Various Electrical Functions in Relation with the Dielectric Plasticizers......Page 9
Synthesis of Stable Polypyrrole and Polyaniline Nanospheres......Page 15
One Actuator and Several Sensors in One Device with only Two Connecting Wires: Mimicking Muscle/Brain Feedback......Page 24
Effect of Crack Formation on Stretchable Silver Electrode for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators......Page 34
Chitosan/IPMC Artificial Muscles......Page 40
Properties of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Modified by Dispersion of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes......Page 49
Adhesion between Polydimethylsiloxane Layers by Crosslinking......Page 55
PEDOT Based Conducting IPN Actuators: Effects of Electrolyte on Actuation......Page 61
Parametric Control of IPMC Actuator Modeled as Fractional Order System......Page 71
Actuation of Model Phalanges by Ion Polymer Metal Compound......Page 77
EAP-Actuators with Improved Actuation Capabilities for Construction Elements with Controllable Stiffness......Page 83
Functional Characterisations of Hybrid Nanocomposite Films Based on Polyaniline and Carbon Nanotubes......Page 89
Organic Robotics Based on Conducting Polymers......Page 95
PVDF Sensors – Research on Foot Pressure Distribution in Dynamic Conditions......Page 102
Keywords Index......Page 109
Authors Index......Page 111