Stimuli-responsive microfiber-bundle actuator with hierarchical alignment

Shunsuke Nakajima; Ryuji Kawano; Hiroaki Onoe

doi:10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994198

Stimuli-responsive microfiber-bundle actuator with hierarchical alignment

Shunsuke Nakajima, Ryuji Kawano, Hiroaki Onoe

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper describes a stimuli-responsive microfiber-bundle actuator that has hierarchical alignment from molecular scale to macroscopic scale. We succeeded in aligning the orientation of molecular scale polymer chains in the stimuli-responsive hydrogel microfiber, which enhances the shrinkage of axial direction of the microfiber. We also bundled the microfibers and constructed a macro-scale bundled microfiber. The actuation of the bundled microfiber was confirmed by stimulating with temperature. We believe that this approach could enhance the performance of functional polymer materials for applications such as biomimetic actuators and soft robots.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	914-917
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538627310
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994198
Publication status	Published - 2017 Jul 26
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 2017 Jun 18 → 2017 Jun 22

Other

Other	19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Country	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Kaohsiung
Period	17/6/18 → 17/6/22

Keywords

actuator
anisotropic shrinkage
microfiber
microfluidic spinning
Stimuli-responsive hydrogel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Health and Safety
Instrumentation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Stimuli-responsive microfiber-bundle actuator with hierarchical alignment. / Nakajima, Shunsuke; Kawano, Ryuji; Onoe, Hiroaki.

TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 914-917 7994198.

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Nakajima, S, Kawano, R & Onoe, H 2017, Stimuli-responsive microfiber-bundle actuator with hierarchical alignment. in TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems., 7994198, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 914-917, 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China, 17/6/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994198

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