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IPMC actuators have number of advantages for the applications such as low drive voltage (less than 3 V), relatively high response (100 Hz), large displacement, soft material, capability of activation in water or in wet condition, possibility to work in dry condition, durability, and easy to miniaturize. In recent years, a great number of applications based on the IPMCs have been carried out by many workers. In this chapter, IPMC research on biomedical applications, biomimetic robotics, sensor/actuator integration, and energy harvesting is reviewed.
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Part of this research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers CMMI-0745753 and CMMI-0926791 and by the Office of Naval Research under grant number N00014-10-1-0988. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Catherine N. Phan, Mr. Linfeng Shen, Dr. Matteo Verotti, and Dr. Horace Walcott who have contributed to the research efforts summarized in this chapter and Dr. Sean D. Peterson who has been a critically important collaborator in our research on energy harvesting through IPMCs.
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Asaka, K., Takagi, K., Kamamichi, N., Cha, Y., Porfiri, M. (2016). IPMCs as EAPs: Applications. In: Carpi, F. (eds) Electromechanically Active Polymers. Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31767-0_9-1
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