Methods of shaping ionomeric materials such as Nafion: (a1) heat and

Macroscopic shape changes in liquid crystal polymers resultant from

Kam LEANG, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, University of Utah, Utah, UOU, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ionic EAP actuators. Unless otherwise stated, values are from [206].

A) SEM images of P-Nafion (left) and N117 (right), ×300, (B) SEM

Block diagram of the steering controller with contouring error.

A bio-inspired multi degree of freedom actuator based on a novel cylindrical ionic polymer-metal composite material

Methods of shaping ionomeric materials such as Nafion: (a1) heat and

Freeform fabrication of ionomeric polymer-metal composite actuators

XRD results for P-Nafion sample.