A 3D analytical ion transport model for ionic polymer metal composite actuators in large bending deformations

Abstract Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are a kind of soft electroactive polymer composites. An IPMC strip commonly has a thin polymer membrane coated with a noble metal as electrodes on both sides. Whenever an electric voltage is applied to the IPMC, it bends and whenever it is deformed, a...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Annabestani, Nadia Naghavi, Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85776-4