Polymer electrolyte actuators and their medical applications

Kinji Asaka; Takahisa Taguchi

doi:10.1117/12.471943

14 November 2002 Polymer electrolyte actuators and its medical applications

Kinji Asaka, Takahisa Taguchi

Proceedings Volume 4937, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.471943
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Smart Materials, Nano-, and Micro- Smart Systems, 2002, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

It is well-known that electrically controllable soft actuators can be formed by using the composite composed of ionic-conductive polymer electrolyte membranes and precious metals such as platinum or gold. The response of the polymer electrolyte actuator is quick and soft. This paper describes the preparing method of the composites, the principle of the electric response, the response kinetics of the composite, and the medical application of the polymer actuator.

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Kinji Asaka and Takahisa Taguchi "Polymer electrolyte actuators and its medical applications", Proc. SPIE 4937, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering, (14 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.471943

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