Molecular engineering of polymer actuators for biomedical and industrial use

Mark Banister; Rebecca Eichorst; Amy Gurr; Georgette Schweitzer; Yordan Geronov; Pavalli Rao; Dominic McGrath

doi:10.1117/12.917495

Molecular engineering of polymer actuators for biomedical and industrial use

Mark Banister, Rebecca Eichorst, Amy Gurr, Georgette Schweitzer, Yordan Geronov, Pavalli Rao, Dominic McGrath

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Abstract

Five key materials engineering components and how each component impacted the working performance of a polymer actuator material are investigated. In our research we investigated the change of actuation performance that occurred with each change we made to the material. We investigated polymer crosslink density, polymer chain length, polymer gelation, type and density of reactive units, as well as the addition of binders to the polymer matrix. All five play a significant role and need to be addressed at the molecular level to optimize a polymer gel for use as a practical actuator material for biomedical and industrial use.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9780819489975
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917495
State	Published - 2012
Event	SPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Mar 12 2012 → Mar 15 2012

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8340
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	SPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	3/12/12 → 3/15/12

Keywords

Electro-Active Polymers (EAP)
Engineering polymer actuators
epoxy polymer actuators
epoxy smart polymers
polymer actuators
polymer molecular engineering.
smart polymers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Banister, M., Eichorst, R., Gurr, A., Schweitzer, G., Geronov, Y., Rao, P., & McGrath, D. (2012). Molecular engineering of polymer actuators for biomedical and industrial use. In Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012 Article 917495 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8340). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917495

Molecular engineering of polymer actuators for biomedical and industrial use. / Banister, Mark; Eichorst, Rebecca; Gurr, Amy et al.
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012. SPIE, 2012. 917495 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8340).

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Banister, M, Eichorst, R, Gurr, A, Schweitzer, G, Geronov, Y, Rao, P & McGrath, D 2012, Molecular engineering of polymer actuators for biomedical and industrial use. in Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012., 917495, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8340, SPIE, SPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012, San Diego, CA, United States, 3/12/12. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917495

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