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Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite

In this study, Cu-Ionic polymer metal composites (Cu-IPMC) were fabricated using the electroless plating method. The properties of Cu-IPMC in terms of morphology, water loss rate, adhesive force, surface resistance, displacements, and tip forces were evaluated under direct current voltage. In order...

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Autores principales: Yang, Liang, Zhang, Dongsheng, Zhang, Xining, Tian, Aifen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32079142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020460
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author Yang, Liang
Zhang, Dongsheng
Zhang, Xining
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description In this study, Cu-Ionic polymer metal composites (Cu-IPMC) were fabricated using the electroless plating method. The properties of Cu-IPMC in terms of morphology, water loss rate, adhesive force, surface resistance, displacements, and tip forces were evaluated under direct current voltage. In order to understand the relationship between lengths and actuation properties, we developed two static models of displacements and tip forces. The deposited Cu layer is uniform and smooth and contains about 90% by weight of copper, according to the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis data obtained. The electrodes adhere well (level of 5B) on the membrane, to ensure a better conductivity and improve the actuation performance. The penetration depth of needle-like electrodes can reach up to around 70 μm, and the structure shows concise without complex branches, to speed up the actuation. Overall the maximum displacement increased as the voltage increased. The applied voltage for the maximum force output is 8–9 V. The root mean square error (RMSE) and determination coefficient (DC) of the displacement and force models are 1.66 and 1.23, 0.96 and 0.86, respectively.
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spelling pubmed-70776532020-03-20 Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Yang, Liang Zhang, Dongsheng Zhang, Xining Tian, Aifen Polymers (Basel) Article In this study, Cu-Ionic polymer metal composites (Cu-IPMC) were fabricated using the electroless plating method. The properties of Cu-IPMC in terms of morphology, water loss rate, adhesive force, surface resistance, displacements, and tip forces were evaluated under direct current voltage. In order to understand the relationship between lengths and actuation properties, we developed two static models of displacements and tip forces. The deposited Cu layer is uniform and smooth and contains about 90% by weight of copper, according to the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis data obtained. The electrodes adhere well (level of 5B) on the membrane, to ensure a better conductivity and improve the actuation performance. The penetration depth of needle-like electrodes can reach up to around 70 μm, and the structure shows concise without complex branches, to speed up the actuation. Overall the maximum displacement increased as the voltage increased. The applied voltage for the maximum force output is 8–9 V. The root mean square error (RMSE) and determination coefficient (DC) of the displacement and force models are 1.66 and 1.23, 0.96 and 0.86, respectively. MDPI 2020-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7077653/ /pubmed/32079142 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020460 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite
title_fullStr Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite
title_short Fabrication and Actuation of Cu-Ionic Polymer Metal Composite
title_sort fabrication and actuation of cu-ionic polymer metal composite
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32079142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12020460
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