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Development of an all-polymer, axial force electrochemical actuator
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posted on 2023-05-20, 00:36 authored by Trevor LewisTrevor Lewis, Kane-Maguire, LAP, Hutchison, AS, Spinks, GM, Wallace, GGIn 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.
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Publication title
Synthetic MetalsVolume
102Issue
1-3Pagination
1317-1318ISSN
0379-6779Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Elsevier Science SaPlace of publication
Po Box 564, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1001Repository Status
- Restricted