Ionic electromechanically active polymers (IEAP) are laminar composites that can be
considered attractive candidates for soft actuators. Their outstanding properties such as low …

The ionic electromechanically active polymer (iEAP) actuators with ionic liquid electrolytes
are distinguished by their ability for operation in ambient air, but also respond to the change …

The mechanical model obtained by a non-traditional approach to the basic components of
the traditional viscoelastic models—spring and damper—elucidates the back-relaxation of …

The application of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) materials in sensing and intelligent
heating has been widely studied. However, challenges such as poor stability and limited …

Bucky-gel actuators are ionic electromechanically active materials that bend in response to
a low-voltage excitation. While bending actuators may offer new approaches in engineering …

Ionic electromechanically active capacitive laminates are a type of smart material that move
in response to electrical stimulation. Due to the soft, compliant and biomimetic nature of this …

This work presents an electro-mechanical model and simulation of ionic electroactive
polymer soft actuators with a porous carbon electrode, polymer membrane, and ionic liquid …

Due to their soft polymeric backbone and metal-free compositions, bending
electromechanically active bucky-gel laminates are attractive candidates for actuators in …

In comparison to other ionic electromechanically active polymers (ionic EAP), carbon-
polymer composite (CPC) actuators are considered especially attractive due to possibility of …

The ionic electromechanically active polymer actuators with ionic liquid electrolytes working
in air also respond to ambient relative humidity. The physicochemical parameters, especially …