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Electroactive polymers for sensing

Electromechanical coupling in electroactive polymers (EAPs) has been widely applied for actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical stimuli. EAPs are a unique class of materials, with low-moduli high-strain capabilities and the ability to conform to surf...

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Autores principales: Wang, Tiesheng, Farajollahi, Meisam, Choi, Yeon Sik, Lin, I-Ting, Marshall, Jean E., Thompson, Noel M., Kar-Narayan, Sohini, Madden, John D. W., Smoukov, Stoyan K.
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Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4918837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0026
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author Wang, Tiesheng
Farajollahi, Meisam
Choi, Yeon Sik
Lin, I-Ting
Marshall, Jean E.
Thompson, Noel M.
Kar-Narayan, Sohini
Madden, John D. W.
Smoukov, Stoyan K.
author_facet Wang, Tiesheng
Farajollahi, Meisam
Choi, Yeon Sik
Lin, I-Ting
Marshall, Jean E.
Thompson, Noel M.
Kar-Narayan, Sohini
Madden, John D. W.
Smoukov, Stoyan K.
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description Electromechanical coupling in electroactive polymers (EAPs) has been widely applied for actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical stimuli. EAPs are a unique class of materials, with low-moduli high-strain capabilities and the ability to conform to surfaces of different shapes. These features make them attractive for applications such as wearable sensors and interfacing with soft tissues. Here, we review the major types of EAPs and their sensing mechanisms. These are divided into two classes depending on the main type of charge carrier: ionic EAPs (such as conducting polymers and ionic polymer–metal composites) and electronic EAPs (such as dielectric elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and piezoelectric polymers). This review is intended to serve as an introduction to the mechanisms of these materials and as a first step in material selection for both researchers and designers of flexible/bendable devices, biocompatible sensors or even robotic tactile sensing units.
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spelling pubmed-49188372016-08-06 Electroactive polymers for sensing Wang, Tiesheng Farajollahi, Meisam Choi, Yeon Sik Lin, I-Ting Marshall, Jean E. Thompson, Noel M. Kar-Narayan, Sohini Madden, John D. W. Smoukov, Stoyan K. Interface Focus Articles Electromechanical coupling in electroactive polymers (EAPs) has been widely applied for actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical stimuli. EAPs are a unique class of materials, with low-moduli high-strain capabilities and the ability to conform to surfaces of different shapes. These features make them attractive for applications such as wearable sensors and interfacing with soft tissues. Here, we review the major types of EAPs and their sensing mechanisms. These are divided into two classes depending on the main type of charge carrier: ionic EAPs (such as conducting polymers and ionic polymer–metal composites) and electronic EAPs (such as dielectric elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and piezoelectric polymers). This review is intended to serve as an introduction to the mechanisms of these materials and as a first step in material selection for both researchers and designers of flexible/bendable devices, biocompatible sensors or even robotic tactile sensing units. The Royal Society 2016-08-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4918837/ /pubmed/27499846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0026 Text en © 2016 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Marshall, Jean E.
Thompson, Noel M.
Kar-Narayan, Sohini
Madden, John D. W.
Smoukov, Stoyan K.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4918837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0026
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