Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential and Challenges: v. PM90 (SPIE P.) - Hardcover

9780819440549: Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential and Challenges: v. PM90 (SPIE P.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081944054X ISBN 13: 9780819440549

Publisher: SPIE Press, 2001

Electroactive polymer (EAP) materials with large displacement response are showing great potential. The ability to induce large actuation strains such as stretching, squeezing, and bending makes these resilient materials remarkably similar to biological muscles. This book describes the mechanics of natural muscles and how EAP actuators mimic their actions. It examines materials, EAP function at the molecular level, and methods for predicting polymer response to external electric fields. The text discusses the future of EAP in robotics, entertainment, and medicine, among other industries.

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Review:

"'Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles' is a delightful book dealing with one of the hottest topics in biomedical engineering. Virtually every known method of generating displacement is introduced. This book is a must for anyone interested in actuators and sensors, including physicians and biomedical, chemical, electrical, and material engineers. It is thorough in every way...."

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