Issue 111, 2015

Fabrication of a silver nano powder embedded kraton polymer actuator and its characterization

Abstract

A novel silver nano powder (Ag Pw) embedded kraton (KR) ionic polymer actuator was fabricated. The KR–Ag-Pw ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) membrane was prepared by a solution casting method. The IPMC membrane shows good electro-mechanical, ion exchange, water retention (WR) and proton conductivity (PC) properties which are responsible for the high performance of the ionic polymer actuator. The physicochemical properties of the KR–Ag-Pw ionic polymer actuator were determined using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) studies. After applying a voltage (0–3.5 V DC), the maximum bending behaviour is achieved up to 17 mm. By constructing a multi KR–Ag-Pw IPMC finger based gripper, it is proved that this kind of actuator has potential in robotic applications.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of a silver nano powder embedded kraton polymer actuator and its characterization

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Sep 2015
Accepted
20 Oct 2015
First published
20 Oct 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 91564-91573

Fabrication of a silver nano powder embedded kraton polymer actuator and its characterization

A. Khan, Inamuddin, R. K. Jain and Mu. Naushad, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 91564 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17776F

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