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Development of high performance soft actuators based on conducting polymers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K06280
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionOsaka Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Kaneto Keiichi  大阪工業大学, 工学部, 客員教授 (70124766)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宇戸 禎仁  大阪工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (20298798)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords導電性高分子 / 人工筋肉 / 電気化学 / ソフトアクチュエータ / 酸素ポンプ / ポリピロール / 触媒 / バイオ燃料電池 / アクチュエータ / 酸化・還元 / ドーピング / 脱酸素 / 伸縮率 / 収縮力 / サイクル寿命 / カーボンナノチューブ / 複合フィルム / 電解伸縮 / 抗力 / 伸縮力 / イオン半径
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Artificial muscles (flexible and soft actuators) have been developed using a principle that conducting polymers deform by electrochemical oxidation and reduction. The dimensions of solvated anions and cations, which are inserted in the polymer, are exactly evaluated from the current and magnitude of deformation. Contraction forces, which originate from the stiffness of polymer, are found to be larger than the skeletal muscle and behave nonlinearly.
Electrochemical activities of biofuels, like vitamin C and urea are studied to utilize the energy for driving artificial muscles. It is found that conducting polymers demonstrate efficient and active for anode catalysts in the electrochemical reaction of biofuels. Utilizing these properties of conducting polymers, electrochemical devices like biofuel cells and oxygen pump and to evaluate permeability of oxygen and biomolecules in polymer films are proposed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在、ロボットは人工知能によって高度な動きと知的な応対ができるようになり、将来、日常社会でも重要な役割をすると予想される。しかし、現在のロボットはモータと歯車によって駆動されており、人工筋肉の開発が期待されている。既に、機能材料による人工筋肉が研究されているが、まだ実現していない。本研究によって実用化に向けて課題が明らかとなった。
また、人工筋肉は事故で損傷した筋肉の代替、荷重労働を補助する駆動装置として需要が見込まれている。人工筋肉を体内で駆動するためにエネルギー源として、尿素などのバイオ燃料電池の高出力化が、導電性高分子を触媒に用いることによって可能となる。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (45 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 15 results,  Open Access: 12 results) Presentation (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Characteristics of Electrolytic Deoxygenation Devices using SiC and SWCNT Electrodes2021

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto and Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      Chemistry Letters

      Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Pages: 342-345

    • DOI

      10.1246/cl.200582

    • NAID

      130007986361

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A new method to evaluate oxygen permeability and biofuel diffusion in barrier films using fuel cells2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto and Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan

      Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Pages: 131-134

    • DOI

      10.14723/tmrsj.45.131

    • NAID

      130007884010

    • ISSN
      1382-3469, 2188-1650
    • Year and Date
      2020-08-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Power Generation by Harvesting Dissolved Oxygen in Water and Deoxidation Using Fuel Cells2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto and Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan

      Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Pages: 135-138

    • DOI

      10.14723/tmrsj.45.135

    • NAID

      130007884012

    • ISSN
      1382-3469, 2188-1650
    • Year and Date
      2020-08-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ascorbic Acid Fuel Cells Using Nano Carbon and Conducting Polymer Composites for Anode and Paper for Separator2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto and Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      Chemistry Letters

      Volume: 49 Issue: 7 Pages: 828-831

    • DOI

      10.1246/cl.200247

    • NAID

      130007872524

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 燃料電池によるバイオ分子の拡散と酸素の透過係数の評価2020

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 65 Pages: 1-9

    • NAID

      120006881068

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 水中溶存酸素の燃料電池による除去と発電2020

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 65 Pages: 51-56

    • NAID

      120006881071

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ナノカーボンと導電性高分子の複合膜をアノード触媒に用いたバイオ燃料電池の出力特性2020

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 65 Pages: 61-70

    • NAID

      120006881072

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 電解による脱酸素装置の作製と湿度調整2020

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、山下絵理香、佐々誠彦、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 65 Pages: 83-102

    • NAID

      120006952547

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 電気応答性導電性ポリマーによるソフトアクチュエータ2020

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi, Uto Sadahito
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 64 Pages: 65-75

    • NAID

      120006776247

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mechanisms of Contraction Force in Conducting Polymer Polypyrrole Softactuator2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi、Hata Fumito、Uto Sadahito
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan

      Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Pages: 79-84

    • DOI

      10.14723/tmrsj.44.79

    • NAID

      130007658222

    • ISSN
      1382-3469, 2188-1650
    • Year and Date
      2019-06-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics of Ascorbic Acid Fuel Cells Using SWCNT and PEDOT*PSS Composite Anodes2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi、Nishikawa Mao、Uto Sadahito
    • Journal Title

      Chemistry Letters

      Volume: 48 Issue: 12 Pages: 1533-1536

    • DOI

      10.1246/cl.190689

    • NAID

      130007757512

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Direct urea fuel cells based on CuNi-plated polymer cloth as anode catalyst2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Mao Nishikawa, Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      MRS Communications

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 88-91

    • DOI

      10.1557/mrc.2018.235

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] SiC スポンジを集電極に用いたバイオ燃料電池2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi, Nishikawa Mao, Uto Sadahito
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学紀要

      Volume: 64 Pages: 43-47

    • NAID

      120006715904

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 環境廃棄物を利用する直接型尿素燃料電池の開発2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi
    • Journal Title

      応用物理学会 有機ナノ界面制御素子研究会NICE

      Volume: 19 Pages: 19-24

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Performance Enhancement of Polypyrrole Based Nano-Biosensors by Different Enzyme Deposition Techniques2019

    • Author(s)
      Preethichandra, D.M.G., Mala Ekanayake, E.M.I., Onoda, M., Kaneto, K.,
    • Journal Title

      Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation

      Volume: 29 Pages: 213-229

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between Elasticity and Contraction Force in Conducting Polymer; Polyaniline Softactuator2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Fumito Hata, Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan

      Volume: 43 Issue: 2 Pages: 61-64

    • DOI

      10.14723/tmrsj.43.61

    • NAID

      130006602978

    • ISSN
      1382-3469, 2188-1650
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 非常時用ウェアラブルポリマーバイオ燃料電池2018

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、西川真央、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      加工技術

      Volume: 53 Pages: 193-200

    • NAID

      40021548931

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Biofuel Power Cells Using Conducting Polymer Catalyst2018

    • Author(s)
      Sadahito Uto, Mao Nishikawa and Keiichi Kaneto
    • Journal Title

      Memoirs of Osaka Institute of Technology

      Volume: 63 Pages: 1-6

    • NAID

      120006504187

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Direct urea fuel cells based on CuNi plated cloth as anode catalyst2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Mao Nishikawa, Sadahito Uto, and Toshiyuki Osawa
    • Journal Title

      Chemistry Letters

      Volume: 47 Pages: 1285-1287

    • NAID

      130007496018

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 導電性高分子を用いたソフトアクチュエーターの伸縮メカニズム2018

    • Author(s)
      畑 文人、宇戸禎仁、金藤敬一
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 63 Pages: 1-7

    • NAID

      120006548894

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of ion dimension doped in conducting polymers electrochemically2018

    • Author(s)
      Kaneto Keiichi、Hata Fumito、Uto Sadahito
    • Journal Title

      MRS Advances

      Volume: - Issue: 27 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1557/adv.2017.639

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Structure and size of ions electrochemically doped in conducting polymer2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Fumito Hata, Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      J. Micromech. Microeng.

      Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Pages: 054003-054003

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6439/aaaef5

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of Catalytic Conducting Polymer Electrodes in Biofuel Devices2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Mao Nishikawa, and Sadahito Uto
    • Journal Title

      MRS Advances

      Volume: 99 Issue: 22 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1557/adv.2018.240

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 導電性高分子が触媒するバイオ燃料電池の作製と発電特性2017

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、西川真央、宇戸禎仁
    • Journal Title

      大阪工業大学 紀要

      Volume: 62 Pages: 13-24

    • NAID

      120006376877

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] 導電性ポリマーを用いたエネルギートランスデューサ2019

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一
    • Organizer
      電子情報通信学会:基礎・境界ソサイエティ
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] SWCNTを触媒に用いた高出力バイオ燃料電池2019

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、西川真央、杉本和紀、宇戸禎仁
    • Organizer
      29th Annual Meeting of MRS-Japan
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 導電性高分子における伸縮率の張力負荷依存性2019

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、畑 文人、宇戸禎仁
    • Organizer
      29th Annual Meeting of MRS-Japan
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Electrochemical Strain under tensile Stress in Conducting Polymers2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Fumito Hata, Sadahito Uto
    • Organizer
      11th Annual Congress on Chemistry, Singapore, 12 Sept. 2018,
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High Power Lemon Juice Biofuel Cells using Conducting Polymer Catalysts2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Mao Nishikawa, Sadahito Uto
    • Organizer
      11th Annual Congress on Chemistry, Singapore, 12 Sept. 2018,
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Direct Urea Fuel Cells Based on CuNi Plated Polymer Cloth as Anode Catalyst2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, M. Nishikawa, S. Uto
    • Organizer
      MRS Fall 2018, Boston, USA、Nov. 26 (ET07.03.14).
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Origin of Contraction Force in Artificial Muscle Based on Conducting Polymers2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, F. Hata, S. Uto
    • Organizer
      MRS Fall 2018, Boston, USA, Nov. 28 (CM03.15.09)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Direct Urea Fuel Cells Using PEDOT*PSS Catalyst on CuNi plated Cloth Current Collector2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, M. Nishikawa, S. Tanaka, S. Uto, T. Osawa
    • Organizer
      28th Annual Meeting of MRS-J、北九州市  (F5-O18-007)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Direct Biofuel Cells Based on CuNi Plated Cloth and Conducting Polymers2018

    • Author(s)
      M. Nishikawa, S. Tanaka, S. Uto, K. Kaneto
    • Organizer
      28th Annual Meeting of MRS-J、北九州市 (F5-O18-008)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Direct Biofuel Cells Based on CuNi Plated Cloth and Conducting Polymers2018

    • Author(s)
      F. Hata. S. Uto, K. Kaneto
    • Organizer
      28th Annual Meeting of MRS-J、北九州市  (F5-O18-010)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Mechanism of Contraction Force in Conducting Polymer Softactuators2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, F. Hata, S. Uto
    • Organizer
      28th Annual Meeting of MRS-J、北九州市 (F5-I18-001)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 導電性高分子を触媒に用いたバイオ燃料電池2018

    • Author(s)
      21.金藤敬一、西川真央、宇戸禎仁
    • Organizer
      高分子学会 12-2 有機エレクトロニクス研究会 12月21日
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of Biofuel Cells using Conducting Polymers for Catalysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Hiroki Takahashi, Fumito Hata, Sadahito Uto
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICAM 2017 (A7-O28-003)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Electrolyte Dependence of Strain in Polypyrrole Softactuators2017

    • Author(s)
      Fumito Hata, Hiroki Takahashi, Sadahito Uto, Keiichi Kaneto
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICAM (B3-O29 -007)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimation of Ion Dimension Doped in Conducting Polymers Electrochemically2017

    • Author(s)
      Keiichi Kaneto, Fumito Hata, Sadahito Uto
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICAM (B3-O29 -007)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimation of Ion Dimension Doped in Conducting Polymers Electrochemically2017

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, F. Hata, S. Uto
    • Organizer
      MRS Fall Meeting 2017, Boston, USA (BM09.08.06)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Catalytic Conducting Polymer Electrodes in Biofuel Devices2017

    • Author(s)
      K. Kaneto, M. Nishikawa, S. Uto
    • Organizer
      MRS Fall Meeting 2017, Boston, USA (ES04.22.02) Oral
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 電気化学的にドープした導電性高分子内のイオンの構造とサイズの評価2017

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、畑 文人、山下友梨
    • Organizer
      MRS-J 2017 横浜市開港記念会館 (G-I6-001)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 導電性高分子の電解伸縮2016

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、畑文人、高橋寛樹、生駒幸子、宇戸禎仁
    • Organizer
      第26回日本MRS年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県横浜市開港記念会館
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 導電性高分子を用いたバイオデバイス2016

    • Author(s)
      金藤敬一、西川知伽、稲家祐一、宇戸禎仁
    • Organizer
      第26回日本MRS年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県横浜市産業貿易センタービル
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 導電性高分子人工筋肉における伸縮率の電解質依存性2016

    • Author(s)
      畑 文人、宇戸 禎仁、金藤 敬一
    • Organizer
      第26回日本MRS年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県横浜市産業貿易センタービル
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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