Polyacrylic acid/poly(vinyl sulfonic acid, sodium salt) copolymer hydrogel actuator under an electric field

Sang Jun Park; Seoung Gil Yoon; Han Il Kim; Kwang Min Shin; Sun I. Kim; Seon Jeong Kim

doi:10.1117/12.539670

27 July 2004 Polyacrylic acid/poly(vinyl sulfonic acid, sodium salt) copolymer hydrogel actuator under an electric field

Sang Jun Park, Seoung Gil Yoon, Han Il Kim, Kwang Min Shin, Sun I. Kim, Seon Jeong Kim

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Proceedings Volume 5385, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539670
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Random copolymer hydrogel actuators, composed of poly(acrylic acid) and poly(vinyl sulfonic acid, sodium salt), were prepared. The swelling ratios at various temperatures and pHs, the deswelling water ratio and contraction/expansion behavior under an electric field for the hydrogel actuators were measured. The hydrogels exhibited very high swelling ratios, in the range of 8200 ~ 18000%, at 37 °C, and showed temperature/pH dependent swelling behavior. The deswelling water ratio of the CO1 hydrogel sample showed about an 80% weight reduction under a 5 V applied voltage. When the hydrogel actuator in various pH buffer solutions is subjected to an electric field, the hydrogel actuator was contracted. When the electric stimulus was removed, the hydrogel actuator was expanded on its original size. The hydrogel actuator also showed stepwise contraction/expansion behavior depending on the electric stimulus.

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Sang Jun Park, Seoung Gil Yoon, Han Il Kim, Kwang Min Shin, Sun I. Kim, and Seon Jeong Kim "Polyacrylic acid/poly(vinyl sulfonic acid, sodium salt) copolymer hydrogel actuator under an electric field", Proc. SPIE 5385, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (27 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539670

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