2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Electrochemical Pump Consisting of Cu2+-Poly(acrylic acid) Gel
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23510145
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Microdevices/Nanodevices
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| Research Institution | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKADA Kazutake 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (20361644)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 微小ポンプ / 電気化学ポンプ / アクチュエータ / 高分子ゲル / エネルギー変換素子 / 酸化還元 |
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| Research Abstract |
An electrochemical pump consisting of poly(acrylic acid) gel incorporating Cu2+ ion was developed. The pump discharges upon reduction of Cu2+ as the gel (piston) in a Au pipe (cylinder) expands, whereas it charges upon oxidation of Cu as the gel collapses. The pump can precisely be operated at a flow rates in an order of a few hundreds pl s-1. The pump can operate at low energy and can readily be downsized.
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