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Electromechanically Active Polymers

A Concise Reference

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Federico Carpi

    1. School Engineering & Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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  • Covers all aspects of electromechanically active polymers (EAP) for researchers, practitioners and students
  • Shares device configurations, models, applications and operative guidelines for smart materials
  • Makes fundamental and practical information on EAP and artificial muscles accessible
  • Presents chapters by the most important contributors to the field of EAP

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Table of contents (34 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Polymer Gels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Polymer Gels as EAPs: Fundamentals

      • Andreas Voigt, Andreas Richter
      Pages 3-26

    3. Polymer Gels as EAPs: Materials

      • Garima Agrawal, Andrij Pich
      Pages 27-52

    4. Polymer Gels as EAPs: Models

      • Thomas Wallmersperger, Peter Leichsenring
      Pages 53-81

    5. Polymer Gels as EAPs: Applications

      • Martin Elstner, Andreas Richter
      Pages 83-99

    6. Polymer Gels as EAPs: How to Start Experimenting with Them

      • Bernhard Ferse, Luis Pedrero, Marcus Tietze, Andreas Richter
      Pages 101-127

  3. Ionic Polymer–Metal Composites

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. IPMCs as EAPs: Fundamentals

      • Kinji Asaka, Kwang Kim, Keisuke Oguro, Mohsen Shahinpoor
      Pages 131-150

    3. IPMCs as EAPs: Materials

      • Kwang Kim, Viljar Palmre, Jin-Han Jeon, Il-Kwon Oh
      Pages 151-170

    4. IPMCs as EAPs: Models

      • Kwang Kim, Viljar Palmre, David Pugal, Tyler Stalbaum, Zheng Chen, Xiaobo Tan et al.
      Pages 171-190

    5. IPMCs as EAPs: Applications

      • Kinji Asaka, Kentaro Takagi, Norihiro Kamamichi, Youngsu Cha, Maurizio Porfiri
      Pages 191-214

    6. IPMCs as EAPs: How to Start Experimenting with Them

      • Kinji Asaka, Karl Kruusamäe, Kwang Kim, Viljar Palmre, Kam K. Leang
      Pages 215-233

  4. Conducting Polymers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Fundamentals and Materials

      • Toribio F. Otero, José G. Martínez
      Pages 237-255

    3. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Device Configurations

      • Gursel Alici, Rahim Mutlu, Daniel Melling, Edwin W. H. Jager, Keiichi Kaneto
      Pages 257-291

    4. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Microfabrication

      • Edwin W. H. Jager, Ali Maziz, Alexandre Khaldi
      Pages 293-318

    5. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Characterization Methods and Metrics

      • Daniel Melling, Edwin W. H. Jager
      Pages 319-351

    6. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Physical Description and Simulation

      • Meisam Farajollahi, Gursel Alici, Mirza Saquib Sarwar, John D. W. Madden
      Pages 353-383

    7. Conducting Polymers as EAPs: Applications

      • Keiichi Kaneto, Edwin W. H. Jager, Gursel Alici, Hidenori Okuzaki
      Pages 385-411
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive and clearly structured introduction to the broad field of transducers and artificial muscles based on electromechanically active polymers (EAP), the goal being to present basic concepts and established knowledge in an accessible form. Its tutorial style and structure make this book an easy-to-use reference guide for students, researchers and practitioners alike. Different sections cover all categories of EAP materials, with separate chapters addressing the fundamentals, materials, device configurations, models, and applications, as well as operative guidelines on how to get started in experimentation with electromechanically active polymers. The functional and structural properties of EAP transducers are described and explained, and their broad range of applications in optics, acoustics, haptics, fluidics, automotive systems, robotics, orthotics, medical tools, artificial organs and energy harvesting is illustrated.

Prepared under the aegisof the ‘European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles’, the book is the product of extensive collaborative efforts led by European researchers and involving respected experts from around the globe.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School Engineering & Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Federico Carpi

About the editor

Federico Carpi, Pisa 1975, received the Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering, the Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering and a second Laurea degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2001, 2005 and 2008, respectively. From 2000 to 2012, he has been with the University of Pisa, Interdepartmental Research Centre “E. Piaggio”, School of Engineering, Italy. Since 2012, he serves as a Reader in Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials at Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science.
Dr Carpi is the Programme Director of the MSc in Medical Electronics and Physics and he is a member of the Institute of Bioengineering at Queen Mary College.
Further, he is the President of “EuroEAP – European Society for Electromechanically Active Polymer Transducers & Artificial Muscles” (organizing the annual 'EuroEAP’) and he coordinates the 'European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles - ESNAM, focused on transducers and artificial muscles based on electroactive polymers.
His main research focus is on biomedical & bioinspired mechatronic devices made of soft smart materials.
He is an Editorial Board member of four international journals, and member of the scientific committees of several conferences. His publications include some 60 articles in international journals, 2 edited books and several contributions to books and conferences.

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