This paper presents a new microfabrication technique for bender-type electromechanical actuators made of conducting polymers. The technique is based on a computer-controlled deposition of the active material with a microsyringe. The paper describes the developed microfabrication system and proposes a simple deposition model used for an accurate control of the thickness of deposited layers. The realization of solid-state bimorph bender actuators made of polyaniline and a solid polymer electrolyte is presented. Prototype actuators fabricated with the new technique and stimulated in air with square wave potential differences ranging between −0.5 and +1 V showed bending angles higher than ±60◦.
Realization of conducting polymer actuators using a controlled volume microsyringe system / Vozzi, G; Carpi, F.; Mazzoldi, A.. - In: SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES. - ISSN 0964-1726. - ELETTRONICO. - 15:(2006), pp. 279-287. [10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/006]
Realization of conducting polymer actuators using a controlled volume microsyringe system
CARPI, FEDERICO;
2006
Abstract
This paper presents a new microfabrication technique for bender-type electromechanical actuators made of conducting polymers. The technique is based on a computer-controlled deposition of the active material with a microsyringe. The paper describes the developed microfabrication system and proposes a simple deposition model used for an accurate control of the thickness of deposited layers. The realization of solid-state bimorph bender actuators made of polyaniline and a solid polymer electrolyte is presented. Prototype actuators fabricated with the new technique and stimulated in air with square wave potential differences ranging between −0.5 and +1 V showed bending angles higher than ±60◦.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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