Comparative Experimental Study on Ionic Polymer Mental Composite based on Nafion and Aquivion Membrane as Actuators

[摘要] Most ionic polymer mental composites employ Nafion as the polymer matrix, Aquivion can also manufactured as ionic polymer mental composite while research was little. This paper researched on two kinds of ionic polymer mental composite based on Aquivion and Nafion matrix with palladium electrode called Aquivion-IPMC and Nafion-IPMC. The samples were fabricated by the same preparation process. The current and deformation responses of the samples were measured at voltage to characterize the mechano-electrical properties. The experimental observations revealed that shorter flexible side chains in Aquivion-IPMC provide a larger force than Nafion-IPMC, while the displacement properties were similar in two different samples. The results also showed that Aquivion membrane can also replace Nafion to reproduce IPMC application in soft robots, MEMS, and so on.

[发布机构] State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Structural Strength and Vibration, Xi'An Jiaotong University, Xi'an; 710049, China^1;School of Mechanical Engineering, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang; 422200, China^2

[效力级别] 机械制造 [学科分类] 材料科学（综合）

[关键词] Deformation response;Ionic polymer;Palladium electrodes;Preparation process;Side-chains;Soft robot