Electroactive polymers for sensing

TL;DR: The use of stimuli-responsive polymers in sensing technologies and for actuation has garnered tremendous interest over the past few decades as discussed by the authors, mainly due to the myriad responsivities that these polymers can possess, e.g., responsivity to temperature, pH, biomolecules, CO2, light and electricity.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of the processing of fluoropolymers towards the maximization of piezoelectric conversion parameters is presented, focusing on the correlation between synthetic routes, inclusion of further co-monomers, addition of additives and nanomaterials, as well as processing techniques and the optimized electricity generation in the resultant PEGs.

TL;DR: This chapter will focus on the design of the non-reversible series resonant converter.

TL;DR: The authors develop ion pairs decorated silica microstructures embedded in an elastomeric matrix to mimic natural skin mechanoreceptors’ functions for applications in pressure-sensitive artificial skin.

TL;DR: It is shown that prestraining the film further improves the performance of electrical actuators made from films of dielectric elastomers coated on both sides with compliant electrode material.

TL;DR: Predictions based on measurements suggest that actuators using optimized nanotube sheets may eventually provide substantially higher work densities per cycle than any previously known technology.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a very high energy density with fast discharge speed and low loss can be obtained in defect-modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers by combining nonpolar and polar molecular structural changes of the polymer with the proper dielectric constants.

TL;DR: This review focuses on recent advances in the field of Smart Textiles and pays particular attention to the materials and their manufacturing process, to highlight a possible trade-off between flexibility, ergonomics, low power consumption, integration and eventually autonomy.