Electroactive polymers

Known as: Bucky gel actuator, Electroactive polymer, Electroactive polymer actuator 
Electroactive polymers, or EAPs, are polymers that exhibit a change in size or shape when stimulated by an electric field. The most common… (More)
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2012
2012
Pushing the Limits for Microactuators Based on Electroactive Polymers
We have previously reported on the fabrication and displacement output of electroactive polymer (EAP) microactuators less than 1… (More)
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2011
2011
Laser Speckle Reduction based on electroactive polymers
Optotune has developed an Electroactive Polymer Actuator-based solution to move a diffuser and drastically reduce the speckle… (More)
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2011
2011
Stability of anisotropic electroactive polymers with application to layered media
The stability of anisotropic electroactive polymers is investigated. A general criterion for the onset of instabilities under… (More)
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2005
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2005
Electroactive polymer-based devices for e-textiles in biomedicine
This paper describes the early conception and latest developments of electroactive polymer (EAP)-based sensors, actuators… (More)
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2004
Review
2004
Conductive electroactive polymers: intelligent materials systems, 2nd ed. [Book Review]
Introduction to Nanotechnology C.P. Poole, Jr. and F.J. Owens John Wiley & Sons 605 3 Ave 4th Floor New York, NY 10158 ISBN# 0… (More)
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2003
2003
MUSCLE-LIKE ACTUATORS ? A COMPARISON BETWEEN THREE ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
Muscles fulfill several functions within an animal’s body. During locomotion they propel and control the limbs in unstructured… (More)
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2000
2000
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS AS ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES-CAPABILITIES , POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES
INTRODUCTION For many years, electroactive polymers (EAP) received relatively little attention due to the small number of… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS AS ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES-REALITY AND CHALLENGES
For many years, electroactive polymers (EAP) received relatively little attention due to the small number of available materials… (More)
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1999
1999
Flexible low-mass devices and mechanisms actuated by Electroactive Polymers
Miniature, lightweight, miser actuators that operate similar to biological muscles can be used to develop robotic devices with… (More)
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1999
1999
Low-mass muscle actuators using electroactive polymers ( EAP )
NASA is seeking to reduce the mass, size, consumed power, and cost of the instrumentation used in its future missions. An… (More)
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