Developing Next Generation Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Materials: Perspectives For Enabling Robotics and Biomimetics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-21-2020

Publication Title

Polymer International

First page number:

1

Last page number:

3

Abstract

In this article, we present recent advancements in Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) technology. The current trajectory of the research shows immense promise for a future with highly capable IPMC actuators and sensors being used in a wide range of robotic, soft-robotic, and biomimetic technologies.. (c) 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry

Keywords

Ionic polymer-metal composites; Electroactive polymers; Soft robotics; Biomimetics

Disciplines

Chemical Engineering | Polymer Science

Language

English

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