Formation of an Electroactive Polymer Gel Film upon Lithiation and Delithiation of PbSe

2016 ◽  
Vol 163 (8) ◽  
pp. A1666-A1671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. Wood ◽  
Codey H. Pham ◽  
Adam Heller ◽  
C. Buddie Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Electroactive Polymer ◽  
Polymer Gel ◽  
Gel Film

scholarly journals Application and Analysis of an Ionic Liquid Gel in a Soft Robot

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Chenghong Zhang ◽  
Bin He ◽  
Zhipeng Wang ◽  
Yanmin Zhou ◽  
Aiguo Ming
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Electroactive Polymers ◽  
Electroactive Polymer ◽  
Soft Robot ◽  
Polymer Gel ◽  
Basic Module ◽  
Soft Actuator ◽  
New Type ◽  
Soft Actuators

Due to their light weight, flexibility, and low energy consumption, ionic electroactive polymers have become a hotspot for bionic soft robotics and are ideal materials for the preparation of soft actuators. Because the traditional ionic electroactive polymers, such as ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs), contain water ions, a soft actuator does not work properly upon the evaporation of water ions. An ionic liquid polymer gel is a new type of ionic electroactive polymer that does not contain water ions, and ionic liquids are more thermally and electrochemically stable than water. These liquids, with a low melting point and a high ionic conductivity, can be used in ionic electroactive polymer soft actuators. An ionic liquid gel (ILG), a new type of soft actuator material, was obtained by mixing 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIMBF4), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), diethoxyacetophenone (DEAP) and ZrO2 and then polymerizing this mixture into a gel state under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. An ILG soft actuator was designed, the material preparation principle was expounded, and the design method of the soft robot mechanism was discussed. Based on nonlinear finite element theory, the deformation mechanism of the ILG actuator was deeply analyzed and the deformation of the soft robot when grabbing an object was also analyzed. A soft robot was designed with the soft actuator as the basic module. The experimental results show that the ILG soft robot has good driving performance, and the soft robot can grab a 105 mg object at an input voltage of 3.5 V.

Wave-shape pattern control of electroactive polymer gel robots

2006 ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Mihoko Otake ◽  
Yoshihiko Nakamura ◽  
Masayuki Inaba ◽  
Hirochika Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Electroactive Polymer ◽  
Polymer Gel ◽  
Wave Shape ◽  
Pattern Control ◽  
Shape Pattern

scholarly journals Modeling of ICPF(Ionic Conducting Polymer Gel Film) Actuator. (1st Report. Fundamental Characteristics and Black-Box Modeling).

1996 ◽  
Vol 62 (598) ◽  
pp. 2299-2305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryu KANNO ◽  
Satoshi TADOKORO ◽  
Motofumi HATTORI ◽  
Toshi TAKAMORI ◽  
Keisuke OGURO
Keyword(s):  
Conducting Polymer ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Polymer Gel ◽  
Ionic Conducting ◽  
Gel Film

Wearable Haptic Interface Using ICPF Actuators for Tactile Feel Display in Response to Hand Movements

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Konyo ◽  
◽  
Kazunobu Akazawa ◽  
Satoshi Tadokoro ◽  
Toshi Takamori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Touch ◽  
Haptic Interface ◽  
Hand Movements ◽  
Human Hand ◽  
Polymer Gel ◽  
Vibratory Stimulation ◽  
Ionic Conducting ◽  
Gel Film ◽  
Threshold Amplitude ◽  
Stimulation Method

In order to display delicate touch feeling of surface of some materials, active touch of human hand movements should be considered. In this paper, a wearable stimulation device which can produce various distributed stimuli on human skin in response to hand movements was developed using ICPF (Ionic Conducting Polymer gel Film) actuators. Characteristics of touch feeling of roughness were measured using vibratory stimulation. The results showed that the threshold amplitude under active touch were smaller than under passive touch. A stimulation method which generates selective stimuli to sense receptors in accordance with velocities and accelerations of hand motions was proposed. It was confirmed experimentally that some kinds of pattern of driving waves express touch feelings such as starting, stopping and sliding feel of hand motions.

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