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Here, we report a simple way to prepare stretchable polypyrrole (PPy)-based actuator materials that can...
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Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, Crohn disease, Celiac disease, small bower tumors, and other disorders that...
We report a simple and cost-effective method for fabricating integrated electronic-microfluidic devices with multilayer configurations....
We present a waved microchannel for continuous focusing of microparticles and cells using negative direct...
In this paper, we present a new model to describe the displacement response of a...
We have previously reported on the fabrication and displacement output of electroactive polymer (EAP) microactuators...
This paper presents a novel shear-stiffened elastomer (SSE) fabricated with a mixture of silicone rubber...
Focused ion beam micromachining provides a maskless and resistless technique for prototyping of structures from...
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Trilayer electroactive conducting polymer actuators comprising of two active polymer layers separated by an electrolyte...
In this study, we present the results and implications of an experimental study into the...
This paper is the second of two parts that reports on evaluating the length-scale effects...
Polymer¿metal microcantilever actuators have been fabricated using an innovative approach based onfocused ion beam micromachining...
This study focuses on the magnetorheology of graphite-based magnetorheological elastomers (Gr MREs). By introducing graphite...
In this paper, we report on our investigation into modelling and performance enhancement of a...
Bending-type microactuators less than 1 mm in length and comprising of two polypyrrole (PPy) layers...
This paper presents experimental and modeling study of creep and recovery behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers...
Conducting polymer bending actuators show potential for unique manipulation devices, particularly at the microscale, given...
This paper reports on the stiffness characterization of microfabricated tri-layer conducting polymer (PPy) actuators. The...
The characterization of the dynamic response (including transfer function identification) of trilayer polypyrrole (PPy) type...
Conducting polymers are new materials that can be used as low-voltage actuators and active flexure...
In this paper, we report on modeling, characterization, and performance quantification of a conducting polymer...
Conjugated polymers have promising applications as actuators in biomimetic robotics and bio/micromanipulation.For these applications, it...
We propose to use bending type tri-layer polymer actuators as propulsion fins for a biomimeticdevice...
This paper presents a motion tracking controlmethodology based on sliding mode strategy for a flexure-basedmicro/nano...
Path planning problems involve computing orfinding a collision free path between two positions. A specialkind...
The phenomenon of voltage generated from a soft sensor using polypyrrole in response to mechanical...
Composites have become common engineering materials in industries where the strength to weight performance of...
The ability of conducting polymer actuators to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy is influenced...
This paper presents a robust input shaping technique that significantly reduces (almost eliminates) the residual...
This paper presents the enhanced stiffness modeling and analysis of robot manipulators, and a methodology...
This paper presents the design and analysis of a new adaptive fuzzy (AF) logic and...
Electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators have been attracting the attention of researchers due to their muscle-like...
This paper reports on the magnetic propulsion of a spiral-type endoscopic mircorobot in a real...
In this study, we presented a model based on the Bouc-Wen-Baber-Noori (BWBN) method to describe...
This paper presents preliminary results on the development of methods for the fabrication of a...
This paper presents a modified impulse controller to improve the steady state positioning of a...
Conducting polymer trilayers are attractive for use in functional devices, given low actuation voltages, operation...
There has been an increasing interest in conducting polymers, especially polypyrrole (PPy), as potential actuators...
This paper presents a new methodology for the deformation of soft objects by drawing an...
Piezoelectric actuators (PEA) are the fundamental elements for high-precision high-speed positioning/tracking task in many nanotechnology...
In order to make use of conducting polymer actuators such as PPy actuators suitable for...
As research efforts towards making functional micro/nano robotics system gather more momentum, there is an...
PPy actuators have many features suitable for many cutting edge applications ranging from biomedical to...
Conducting polymer actuators, such as Polypyrrole (PPy), incorporated into the structure of a manipulation system...
This paper presents a methodology for optimum dynamic balancing of planar parallel manipulators typified with...