By: Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Editor), Vivek Bharti (Editor), Z. -Y. Cheng (Editor), J. Madden (Editor), Q. Zhang (Editor)

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Increasing research and development efforts have been dedicated to the field of electroresponsive polymers (ERPs), including the development of materials and devices. In addition to their exceptional physical properties and low manufacturing costs, these materials also show remarkable charge storage and electrical properties. One particular class of these materials is the electroactive polymer (EAP), or artificial muscle - a new type of smart material with a broad range of potential applications such as electromechanical devices, energy storage devices, artificial muscles, air filtration, insulation, etc. This book shows research and commercial advances in the field and highlights the significant industry involvement: 3M is implementing piezomaterials in stethoscopes; Measurement Specialties Inc. highlights a range products employing PVDF sensors and EMFIT Ltd. presents ferroelectrets, in which microporous polymers show a piezoelectric coefficient at the level of ~300 pC/N. Additional topics include: sensors and their applications; polymer actuators and their applications; and polymer dielectrics and charge storage applications.

Lesser-known piezoelectric and pyroelectric-applications of electroactive polymers	p. 3
Electronic acoustic sensor	p. 15
Piezoelectric polymers	p. 23
Effect of high-energy electron irradiation on nonisothermal crystallization kinetics in P(VDF-TrFE) 65/35 mol% copolymers	p. 31
An investigation of energy harvesting using electrostrictive polymers	p. 37
Electro-responsive polymer and its sensor applications	p. 45
State-of-the-art developments in the field of electroactive polymers	p. 51
Piezopolymer diaphragm as high performance biosensor platform	p. 57
Ion beam modified conducting polymer composites : material for gas sensing	p. 63
Emeraldine base thin film carbon dioxide sensor	p. 73
Electrical properties of electrospun poly (ethylene oxide) - polypyrrole composite fibers	p. 79
High conductivity ionic liquid-nation mat composites for high speed ionic polymer transducers	p. 85
Self assembly in biologically synthesized electrospun electroactive polymers	p. 91
Evolving thin polymer film driven by electrostatic field	p. 97
The effect of temperature exposure on polypyrrole actuation	p. 105
Modelling of polypyrrole actuators	p. 111
Soft actuators based on polypyrrole and polyaniline composite films	p. 121
AFM characterization of electroactive polymer nanocomposites	p. 127
Side chain liquid crystalline thermoplastic elastomers for actuator and electromechanical applications	p. 133
A cost-effective fabrication method for ionic polymer-metal composites	p. 139
Highly thermal stable lambda-shaped main chain nonlinear optical polyimlde	p. 145
Investigation of the physics of transduction in nafion/ionic liquid composite membranes	p. 149
Modeling the chemo-mechanical behavior of reactive polymer gels	p. 155
Influence of crystallization condition on structure of P(VDF-CTFE) copolymers	p. 161
Ink-jet printing of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers	p. 167
Effect of solvent, hydrogen bonding, and thickness of azopolymer films on surface relief grating	p. 187
Poly(vinyldene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer as high-energy-density capacitor materials	p. 195
Interfaces and space charge in polymeric insulating material	p. 201
Non-linear charge transport in polythiophene under high AC field	p. 213
Bulk and interface charging mechanisms in organic semiconductor-gate dielectric bilayers	p. 219
A leakage current model for a 'flash-like,' non-volatile resistive switch memory cell	p. 229
Space charge modeling in solid dielectrics under high electric field based on double charge injection model	p. 235
Organic field-effect transistors, inverters, and logic circuits on gate electrets	p. 241
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ISBN: 9781558998438
ISBN-10: 1558998438
Series: MRS Proceedings
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 259
Published: 24th March 2006
Publisher: Materials Research Society
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.5  x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.476