Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites

by Mohsen Shahinpoor

Overview

Authored by one of the founding fathers of the field, the book introduces fabrication and manufacturing methods of several electrically and chemically active ionic polymeric sensors, actuators, and artificial muscles, as well as a new class of electrically active polymeric nanocomposites and artificial muscles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367857905
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/31/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mohsen Shahinpoor is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine and a leading expert in artificial muscles.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Ionic Polymers, Ionic Gels and Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Artificial Muscles

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMCs) and Nanocomposites (IPMNCs)

Chapter 3 Ionic Polymer-Metal Nanocomposites: (IPMCs and IPMNCs) Manufacturing Techniques

Chapter 4 Ionic Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Fibrous Artificial Muscles/Nanomuscles

Chapter 5 PAMPS Ionic Polymeric Artificial Muscles

Chapter 6 Modeling and Simulation of IPMCs as Distributed Soft Biomimetic Nanosensors, Nanoactuators, Nanotransducers and Artificial Muscles

Chapter 7 Sensing, Transduction, Feedback Control and Robotic Applications of Polymeric Artificial Muscles

Chapter 8 Conductive or Ion-Conjugated Polymers as Artificial Muscles

Chapter 9 Engineering, Industrial and Medical Applications of Ionic Polymer–Metal Nanocomposites

Chapter 10 Epilogue and Conclusions