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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813366403321

Titolo

Electroactive polymers : advances in materials and devices : selected, peer reviewed papers from CIMTEC 2012 - 4th International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, June 10-14, 2012, Terme, Italy / / edited by Pietro Vincenzini and Steen Skaarup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stafa-Zuerich : , : Trans Tech, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

3-908158-87-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Collana

Advances in science and technology ; ; 79

Altri autori (Persone)

VincenziniP. <1939->

SkaarupSteen

Disciplina

620.192

Soggetti

Smart materials

Smart structures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Vol. 3 of 10 volumes from the 4th International Conference "Smart Materials, Structures and Systems".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Electroactive Polymers: Advances in Materials and Devices; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: EAP Materials and Analysis of Physical Mechanisms; Characteristic Electrical Actuation of Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride): Various Electrical Functions in Relation with the Dielectric Plasticizers; Synthesis of Stable Polypyrrole and Polyaniline Nanospheres; One Actuator and Several Sensors in One Device with only Two Connecting Wires: Mimicking Muscle/Brain Feedback; Effect of Crack Formation on Stretchable Silver Electrode for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Chitosan/IPMC Artificial MusclesProperties of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Modified by Dispersion of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes; Adhesion between Polydimethylsiloxane Layers by Crosslinking; PEDOT Based Conducting IPN Actuators: Effects of Electrolyte on Actuation; Parametric Control of IPMC Actuator Modeled as Fractional Order System; Chapter 2: Device Development and Applications; Actuation of Model Phalanges by Ion Polymer Metal Compound; EAP-Actuators with Improved Actuation Capabilities for Construction Elements with Controllable Stiffness



Functional Characterisations of Hybrid Nanocomposite Films Based on Polyaniline and Carbon NanotubesOrganic Robotics Based on Conducting Polymers; PVDF Sensors - Research on Foot Pressure Distribution in Dynamic Conditions; Keywords Index; Authors Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 14 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on ""Electroactive Polymers: Advances in Materials and Devices"". The papers are conveniently arranged into: Chapter 1: EAP Materials and Analysis of Physical Mechanisms, Chapter 2: Device Development and Applications. Review from Book News Inc.: Vincenzini (World Academy of Ceramics, Italy) and Skaarup (Technical U. of Denmark) collect 14 papers from Syposium C, ""Electroactive Polymers: Advances in Materials and Devices,"" of CIMTEC 2012, the Fourth International Conference on ""Smart Materials, S