Actuators: From Understanding Mechanical Behavior to Curvature Prediction of Humidity‐Triggered Bilayer Actuators (Adv. Mater. 9/2021). Issue 9 (2nd March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dingler, Carsten; Müller, Henry; Wieland, Matthias; Fauser, Dominik; Steeb, Holger; Ludwigs, Sabine
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 33:Issue 9(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-03-02
• Subjects: bilayer actuators -- curvature prediction -- humidity trigger -- mechanical properties -- PEDOT:PSS; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.202170067
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : In article number 2007982, Holger Steeb, Sabine Ludwigs, and co‐workers present humidity‐triggered bending actuators based on simple polymer bilayers and their in‐depth mechanical characterization. A loop consisting of the mechanical characterization and a simple analytical model allows the prediction of deformations of in principle any complex geometry and material combination, for example, for moving parts and curvatures in soft robotics.