@inproceedings{ec9749b00ab8430aa2bb0966ceb6a94d,
title = "Modeling actuation of ionic polymer metal composites from the initial transient to back-relaxation",
abstract = "Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) have been the object of intensive research in the last two decades. IPMC actuators promise to find application in medical and industrial settings, where large deformations and low operating voltages are of critical importance. Here, we present a detailed mathematical analysis of IPMC actuation to illuminate the role of counterion size and ionomer-metal composite layers on transient response and back-relaxation. We build on previous work by our group on thermodynamically-consistent modeling of IPMC mechanics and electrochemistry to afford important insight into the physics of actuation across different spatial and temporal scales.",
keywords = "Back-relaxation, Composite layer, Ionic polymer metal composite, Poisson-Nernst-Planck, Steric effect",
author = "Maurizio Porfiri and Hesam Sharghi and Peng Zhang",
note = "Funding Information: National Science Foundation under grant #OISE - 1545857 Funding Information: This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant #OISE − 1545857. are thankful to Prof. Lorenzo Bardella for fruitful discussion during the preparation of this work. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.; Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX 2018 ; Conference date: 05-03-2018 Through 08-03-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2295862",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Yoseph Bar-Cohen",
booktitle = "Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX",
}