Electric-field-sensitive neutral polymer gels

Jozsef Feher; Genoveva Filipcsei; C. S. Suri; Miklos Zrinyi

doi:10.1117/12.432653

16 July 2001 Electric-field-sensitive neutral polymer gels

Jozsef Feher, Genoveva Filipcsei, C. S. Suri, Miklos Zrinyi

Proceedings Volume 4329, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.432653
Event: SPIE's 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2001, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Electric-, and magnetic field sensitive polymer gels are soft smart materials whose elastic and thermodynamic properties are strong function of the field strength imposed upon them. Since electric and magnetic fields are convenient stimuli from the point of signal control, therefore it is of great importance to develop and study such gel systems. In the first part of this paper we introduce a new concept to classify responsive polymer gels. Then it is followed by the discussion of a new driving mechanism which was discovered to induce deformation and movement of neutral polymer gels in non-conducting medium. Bending of weakly crosslinked poly(dimethyl siloxane) gels containing finely distributed TiO₂ particles as well as colloidal iron particles has been studied in silicon oil. Under electric field these gels undergo a significant and quick deformation.

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Jozsef Feher, Genoveva Filipcsei, C. S. Suri, and Miklos Zrinyi "Electric-field-sensitive neutral polymer gels", Proc. SPIE 4329, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, (16 July 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.432653

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