Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

C Jo, D Pugal, IK Oh, KJ Kim, K Asaka - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC)
actuators. Recently, strong emphasis has been put on investigating various ionic polymer …

Ionic polymer–metal composite mechanoelectrical transduction: review and perspectives

D Pugal, K Jung, A Aabloo, KJ Kim - Polymer international, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the use of ionic polymer‐metal composite
(IPMC) materials as mechanoelectrical transducers. Recently increasing emphasis has …

Underwater energy harvesting from a heavy flag hosting ionic polymer metal composites

A Giacomello, M Porfiri - Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we analyze underwater energy harvesting from the flutter instability of a heavy
flag hosting an ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC). The heavy flag comprises a highly …

Nanothorn electrodes for ionic polymer-metal composite artificial muscles

V Palmre, D Pugal, KJ Kim, KK Leang, K Asaka… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) have recently received tremendous interest as soft
biomimetic actuators and sensors in various bioengineering and human affinity applications …

An electromechanical model for sensing and actuation of ionic polymer metalcomposites

M Porfiri - Smart Materials and Structures, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are active materials that exhibit a bidirectional
electromechanical coupling. An IPMC is an electrolytic polymer membrane that is plated by …

An explicit physics-based model of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators

D Pugal, KJ Kim, A Aabloo - Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
The Poisson-Nernst-Planck system of equations is used to simulate the charge dynamics
due to ionic current and resulting time-dependent displacement of ionic polymer-metal …

Recent advances on polypyrrole electroactuators

B Yan, Y Wu, L Guo - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Featuring controllable electrochemomechanical deformation and excellent biocompatibility,
polypyrrole electroactuators used as artificial muscles play a vital role in the design of …

A bio-inspired multi degree of freedom actuator based on a novel cylindrical ionic polymer–metal composite material

SJ Kim, D Pugal, J Wong, KJ Kim, W Yim - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, we explore a promising electroactive polymer (EAP), called ionic polymer–metal
composite (IPMC) as a material to use as a multi degree of freedom actuator. Configuration …

Nonlinear identification of IPMC actuators based on ANFIS–NARX paradigm

M Annabestani, N Naghavi - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) is a new smart material that bends in
response to a relatively low applied voltage. Due to its special properties such as low …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling back-relaxation in ionic polymer metal composites: The role of steric effects and composite layers

M Porfiri, H Sharghi, P Zhang - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are a new class of active materials that are gaining
traction as soft actuators in medical and industrial applications. IPMCs can undergo large …