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

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

Illustration of a tri-layer conjugated polymer actuator demonstrating

Nafion painted onto an ABS weighing dish to create a maple leaf shaped

Freeform fabrication of ionomeric polymer-metal composite actuators

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

3D-printed ionic polymer-metal composite soft crawling robot

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

PDF) A comprehensive review of select smart polymeric and gel actuators for soft mechatronics and robotics applications: fundamentals, freeform fabrication, and motion control

Comparison of DEAs (left) vs. PVC gel actuators (right). On top is a

The SMP film actuator presented in [165]. An image of the 3D-printed

Micromachining methods of patterning conjugated polymers and

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

Nafion painted onto an ABS weighing dish to create a maple leaf shaped