Fabrication of a High-Performance Bending Actuator Made with a PVC Gel

This paper proposes a small, transparent, electroactive and highly deformable poly vinyl chloride (PVC) gel-based bending actuator. The effect of the PVC molecular weight and plasticizer content on the performance of the bending actuator is investigated. Three PVCs are prepared with different molecu...

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Main Authors: Eun-Jae Shin, Won-Hyeong Park, Sang-Youn Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/8/1284