Flexing an Artificial Muscle
April 29, 2010
IPMC actuator bending under an applied electrical voltage. As the polarity of the 3-volt potential is switched, the actuator bends back and forth. credit: R. Moore/Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Topics:
Electrical components, Electrical engineering, Polymers, Ionic polymer-metal composite, electricity, Switch, Transducers, Electroactive polymers, R. Moore/Virginia Polytechnic Institute, State University, Polytechnic Institute