Toward a new generation of electrically controllable hygromorphic soft actuators.

ABSTRACT: An innovative processing strategy for fabricating soft structures that possess electric- and humidity-driven active/passive actuation capabilities along with touch- and humidity-sensing properties is reported. The intrinsically multifunctional material comprises an active thin layer of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly-(styrene sulfonate) in a double-layered structure with a silicone elastomer and provides an opportunity toward developing a new class of smart structures for soft robotics.

SUBMITTER: Taccola S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4369129 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature