2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a autonomous nanofiber gel actuator
| Project/Area Number |
24656178
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
HARA Yusuke 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, ナノシステム研究部門, 主任研究員 (90452135)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | アクチュエータ / ゲル / 高分子 / ソフトロボット / エレクトロスピニング / ナノファイバー |
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| Research Abstract |
The object of this study is to improve the manufacture method of the small gel actuator. To construct autonomous nanofiber gel actuator without the mold, this study adopted the electrospinning(EL) method. The self-oscillating polymer chain was selected as the starting material for the EL method because the external control devices are not necessary to drive the self-oscillating polymer chain. This study clarified that the control of the solubility of the self-oscillating polymer chain is necessary to construction of the nanofiber gel actuator with the water resistance. Finally, we succeeded in the manufacturing the nanofiber gel actuator by the EL method.
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