2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Optimization Design for Conducting Polymer Soft Actuator that twist and Its Application to Micro Pump
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20760116
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Fluid engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
FUCHIWAKI Masaki Kyushu Institute of Technology, 大学院・情報工学研究院, 准教授 (60346864)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | ソフトアクチュエータ / 導電性高分子 / マイクロポンプ |
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| Research Abstract |
We developed a twisting conducting polymer soft actuators with bimorph structures, such as anion and cation layers and constructed a micro pump driven by the twisting conducting polymer soft actuator. The micro pump could transport fluids in one direction without backflow. The maximum pressure of the delivery head was 4.9 kPa, and the flow rates ranged approximately 0.8 to 7.6 μl min-1. The basic performance of the micro pump driven by the twisting conducting polymer soft actuator was almost same as that by the opening and closing conducting polymer soft actuator.
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Research Products
(11 results)
