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The bending actuator is fabricated by depositing a thin conductive polymer layer of poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene: PSS, better matched with LSCE ones compared with metals or inorganic nanoparticles used in other approaches, allowed us to develop an all-organic reliable millimetre-scale actuating composite.
The LSCE and the composite material are characterized as regards their thermo-mechanical and electrical properties.
A model is introduced to describe bending of the composite as a function of the thermo-mechanical properties of the LSCE, and the model is assessed by comparing the model results liquid crystalline elastomers as artificial muscles robotics the experimental findings.
Bending actuation via direct Joule heating of the composite is also assessed by supplying the necessary current 50 mA at 1. These results open new possibilities for the application of LCEs in the micro and soft robotics fields, as well as in the biomedical field. The article was received on 26 Apraccepted on 14 Oct and first published on 16 Oct If you are not the author of this article and you wish to reproduce material from it in a third party non-RSC publication you must formally request permission using RightsLink.
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