Functional Polymers in Sensors and Actuators: Fabrication and Analysis

• Other Authors: Kaynak, Akif (Editor), Zolfagharian, Ali (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; polymer gel; colloidal crystals; optical film; pH sensor; graphene oxide; silver nanowires; ionic electroactive polymer; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS); 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl-polyethylene glycol; IIECMS; MWCNT-CDC fibers; PPy/DBS linear films; uncertainty measurements; electrostrictive properties; actuators; structural β-phase; dielectric properties; P(VDF-HFP) nanofibers; electrospinning; thermal compression; hydrogels; 3D printing; tough; sensor; multi-parameter perturbation method; piezoelectric polymers; experimental verification; cantilever beam; force-electric coupling characteristics; 4D printing; metastructure; shape-memory polymers; wave propagation; finite element method; bandgap; polymer composites; microelectromechanical system (MEMS); electromagnetic (EM) actuator; magnetic membrane; microfluidic; biomedical; dynamic hydrogels; tannic acid; chitin nanofibers; starch; self-healing; self-recovery; functional polymers; sensors
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Recent advances in the fabrication techniques have enabled the production of different types of polymer sensors and actuators that can be utilized in a wide range of applications, such as soft robotics, biomedical, smart textiles and energy harvesting. Functional polymers possess dynamic physical an...