Overview
- Covers all aspects of electromechanically active polymers (EAP) for researchers, practitioners and students
- Shares device configurations, models, applications and operative guidelines for smart materials
- Makes fundamental and practical information on EAP and artificial muscles accessible
- Presents chapters by the most important contributors to the field of EAP
Part of the book series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series (POPOC)
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive and clearly structured introduction to the broad field of transducers and artificial muscles based on electromechanically active polymers (EAP), the goal being to present basic concepts and established knowledge in an accessible form. Its tutorial style and structure make this book an easy-to-use reference guide for students, researchers and practitioners alike. Different sections cover all categories of EAP materials, with separate chapters addressing the fundamentals, materials, device configurations, models, and applications, as well as operative guidelines on how to get started in experimentation with electromechanically active polymers. The functional and structural properties of EAP transducers are described and explained, and their broad range of applications in optics, acoustics, haptics, fluidics, automotive systems, robotics, orthotics, medical tools, artificial organs and energy harvesting is illustrated. Prepared under the aegis of the ‘European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles’, the book is the product of extensive collaborative efforts led by European researchers and involving respected experts from around the globe.
Keywords
- Actuators, Mechano-electrical sensors and Energy Harvesters
- Dielectric Elastomers
- Electrically-driven Active Strains or Stresses
- Electronic EAPs
- European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles ESNAM
- Handbook of Artificial Muscles
- Introduction to Electroactive Polymers
- Ionic EAPs
- Smart Materials for Electromechanical Transduction
- Soft Robotics
- Complex Fluids
Table of contents (34 entries)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr Carpi is the Programme Director of the MSc in Medical Electronics and Physics and he is a member of the Institute of Bioengineering at Queen Mary College.
Further, he is the President of “EuroEAP – European Society for Electromechanically Active Polymer Transducers & Artificial Muscles” (organizing the annual 'EuroEAP’) and he coordinates the 'European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles - ESNAM, focused on transducers and artificial muscles based on electroactive polymers.
His main research focus is on biomedical & bioinspired mechatronic devices made of soft smart materials.
He is an Editorial Board member of four international journals, and member of the scientific committees of several conferences. His publications include some 60 articles in international journals, 2 edited books and several contributions to books and conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electromechanically Active Polymers
Book Subtitle: A Concise Reference
Editors: Federico Carpi
Series Title: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31767-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Chemistry and Mat. Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31767-0Due: 26 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2510-3458
Series E-ISSN: 2510-3466
Number of Illustrations: 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Optical and Electronic Materials, Polymer Sciences, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Mechatronics, Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Materials Engineering