Title :
Soft actuator using ionic polymer-metal composite driven with ionic liquid
Author :
Okazaki, Hiroshi ; Sawada, Shigeki ; Matsuda, Tokiyoshi ; Kimura, Mutsumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf., Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan
Abstract :
Artificial muscles employing soft actuators are recently promising for many applications, and ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) are particularly remarkable. In this research, we have developed soft actuators using IPMCs driven with ionic liquid. It is expected that the bending ability continues for a long time regardless of the atmospheric humidity because of the non-volatileness.
Keywords :
artificial organs; atmospheric humidity; electroactive polymer actuators; filled polymers; muscle; particle reinforced composites; IPMC; artificial muscles; atmospheric humidity; ionic liquid; ionic polymer-metal composites; soft actuator; Actuators; Educational institutions; Fabrication; Humidity; Liquids; Muscles; Polymers; ionic liquid; ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC); soft actuator;
Conference_Titel :
Future of Electron Devices, Kansai (IMFEDK), 2014 IEEE International Meeting for
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3614-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMFEDK.2014.6867092
