A comprehensive review of select smart polymeric and gel actuators for soft mechatronics and robotics applications: fundamentals, freeform fabrication, and motion …
JD Carrico, T Tyler, KK Leang - International Journal of Smart and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Smart polymeric and gel actuators change shape or size in response to stimuli like
electricity, heat, or light. These smart polymeric-and gel-based actuators are compliant and …
electricity, heat, or light. These smart polymeric-and gel-based actuators are compliant and …
Review on the use of impedance spectroscopy for IPMC-like devices: application, models, and a new approach to data treatment
R Gonçalves, KA Tozzi, MC Saccardo… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Although efforts to model the electrochemical behavior of ionomeric polymer-metal
composite (IPMC) devices through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) have …
composite (IPMC) devices through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) have …
Mechanics and electrochemistry of ionic polymer metal composites
Y Cha, M Porfiri - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2014 - Elsevier
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are electroactive materials composed of a hydrated
ionomeric membrane that is sandwiched between noble metal electrodes. Here, we propose …
ionomeric membrane that is sandwiched between noble metal electrodes. Here, we propose …
3D-printed ionic polymer-metal composite soft crawling robot
JD Carrico, KJ Kim, KK Leang - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design, fabrication, modeling, and performance characterization of a
new 3D-printed ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) soft crawling robot. First, a precursor …
new 3D-printed ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) soft crawling robot. First, a precursor …
On Maxwell stress and its relationship with the dielectric constant in the actuation of ionic polymer metal composites
A Boldini, M Porfiri - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2022 - Elsevier
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are unique electroactive polymers that show
promise as actuators in soft robotics and biomedical applications. The modeling and …
promise as actuators in soft robotics and biomedical applications. The modeling and …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling back-relaxation in ionic polymer metal composites: The role of steric effects and composite layers
M Porfiri, H Sharghi, P Zhang - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are a new class of active materials that are gaining
traction as soft actuators in medical and industrial applications. IPMCs can undergo large …
traction as soft actuators in medical and industrial applications. IPMCs can undergo large …
Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) artificial muscles in underwater environments: review of actuation, sensing, controls, and applications to soft robotics
N Minaian, ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim - … , Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft …, 2021 - Springer
In the field of soft robotics, ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) have shown great
promise in the advancement of bioinspired actuators and sensors. Their affinity for use in …
promise in the advancement of bioinspired actuators and sensors. Their affinity for use in …
A hyperelastic porous media framework for ionic polymer-metal composite actuators and sensors: thermodynamically consistent formulation and …
ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim - Smart Materials and Structures, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) are smart materials that exhibit large deformation in
response to small applied voltages, and conversely generate detectable electrical signals in …
response to small applied voltages, and conversely generate detectable electrical signals in …
Sensing mechanical deformation via ionic polymer metal composites: A primer
M Porfiri - IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) were discovered about twenty five years ago by
Prof. Oguro and his team in Japan [1], and evidence about metalizing ionomer membranes …
Prof. Oguro and his team in Japan [1], and evidence about metalizing ionomer membranes …
Modelling compression sensing in ionic polymer metal composites
V Volpini, L Bardella, A Rodella, Y Cha… - Smart Materials and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) consist of an ionomeric membrane, including
mobile counterions, sandwiched between two thin noble metal electrodes. IPMCs find …
mobile counterions, sandwiched between two thin noble metal electrodes. IPMCs find …