Microfluidic devices have not yet evolved into commercial off-the-shelf products. Although
highly integrated microfluidic structures, also known as lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and micrototal …

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

Ionic electroactive polymers (iEAPs) are electroactive polymers that have been used as
artificial muscles and have broad application potential. Although iEAPs show large bending …

We have developed a technique to determine the bending strain of ionic electroactive
polymer actuators without the use of the macroscopic bending geometry. In situ comparisons …

Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuator can generate large and rapid deformation
based on ion migration under a relatively low driving voltage. Under full hydrated conditions …

Comparable electromechanical measurements were carried out with carbon-based ionic
electroactive polymer actuators in vacuum, dry inert, and in ambient air environment. The …

This article is focused on proposing a unified methodology for automating the measurement
procedures of ionic electroactive polymer actuators. The proposed methodology and large …

A new type of soft actuator material—an ionic liquid gel (ILG) that consists of BMIMBF4,
HEMA, DEAP, and ZrO2—is polymerized into a gel state under ultraviolet (UV) light …

Electromechanically active polymers (EAP) behave as actuators, ie, temporarily change their
shape when subjected to electric stimulus. However, in applications where a steady state of …

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