Ionic polymer-metal composites: manufacturing techniques

Kwang J. Kim; Mohsen Shahinpoor

doi:10.1117/12.475166

11 July 2002 Ionic polymer-metal composites: manufacturing techniques

Kwang J. Kim, Mohsen Shahinpoor

Proceedings Volume 4695, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475166
Event: SPIE's 9th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed description of various techniques and experimental procedures in manufacturing Ionic Polymeric-Metal Composites (IPMCs) that, if fully developed, can be used as effective biomemetic sensors, actuators, and artificial muscles as well as fully electroded with embedded electrodes for fuel cell. The performance of those IPMCs manufactured by different manufacturing techniques are presented and compared. In particular, a number of issues such as force optimization using the Taguchi design of experiment technique, effects of different cations on the electromechanical performance of IPMCs, electrode and particle size distribution control, manufacturing cost minimization approaches, scaling and 3D muscle production issues and heterogeneous composites by physical loading techniques are also reviewed and discussed.

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Kwang J. Kim and Mohsen Shahinpoor "Ionic polymer-metal composites: manufacturing techniques", Proc. SPIE 4695, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (11 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475166

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