2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Research and Developments of Medical Devices using Soft Actuators by Conducting Polymers
| Project/Area Number |
13555095
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
Electronic materials/Electric materials
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| Research Institution | Kyshu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KANETO Keiichi Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Professor, 大学院・生命体工学研究科, 教授 (70124766)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SEWA Shingo EAMEX Corporation, Chief Researcher, 主幹研究員
TAKASHIMA Wataru Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Assistant Professor, 大学院・生命体工学研究科, 助手 (10226772)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | Biomimetic Device / Conducting Polymer / Soft Actuator Supporting Electrolyte / Bimorh Actuator / Seamless Interface / Patternability / パターン化 |
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| Research Abstract |
Conducting polymer, polypyrrole (Ppy), was used as the target material for soft actuators. It was found that the tuning of electrolyte for electrode position of Ppy film selects the actuation characteristics between anodic expansion and cathodic expansion. The hybridization of anodic and cathodic expansion layers on one film demonstrated the enhanced bimorph actuations. This actuator is superior to the conventional bimorph actuators as the points for (1) double active layers, (3) seamless interface and (3) patternability. This new bimorph actuator will expand the application field of soft actuators into the biomimetic devices.
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Research Products
(18 results)
