Author/Authors :
Lewis، نويسنده , , T.W. and Kane-Maguire، نويسنده , , L.A.P. and Hutchison، نويسنده , , A.S. and Spinks، نويسنده , , G.M. and Wallace، نويسنده , , G.G.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
In this work we describe the design and development of an all-polymer electromechanical actuator with dissimilar conducting polymer anode and cathode in contact with a solid ion source — sink of a water based polyacrylamide hydrogel. This allows contraction of one film during oxidation and the other during reduction, and the expansion of both when the polarity is reversed. This gives a stable, free-standing device able to generate forces along its length in air under the application of a potential difference of about 1.5 V between the films.
