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Book Modeling the Electrochemo poromechanics of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites and Cell Clusters

Download or read book Modeling the Electrochemo poromechanics of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites and Cell Clusters written by Alessandro Leronni and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a novel continuum finite deformation framework addressing the complex interactions among electrostatics, species transport, and mechanics in solid networks immersed in a fluid phase of solvent and ions. Grounded on cutting-edge multiphysics theories for soft active materials, the proposed model is primarily applied to ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs). First, the influence of shear deformation on the IPMC response is analyzed through semi-analytical solutions obtained via the method of matched asymptotic expansions. Second, the novel electrochemo-poromechanical theory is used to predict the curvature relaxation and electric discharge that are observed in IPMC actuation and sensing, respectively, under a sustained stimulus. This newly formulated theory is, in turn, applied to biological cell clusters. Here, important mechanical considerations are integrated into classical bioelectrical models, thus offering novel insights into the interplay of mechanical and electrical signaling in the coordination of developmental processes.

Book Smart Structures and Materials

Download or read book Smart Structures and Materials written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the ASME Aerospace Division

Download or read book Proceedings of the ASME Aerospace Division written by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Aerospace Division and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy

Download or read book Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy written by Cornelia Breitkopf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 1019 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook covers all fundamentals of electrochemistry for contemporary applications. It provides a rich presentation of related topics of electrochemistry with a clear focus on energy technologies. It covers all aspects of electrochemistry starting with theoretical concepts and basic laws of thermodynamics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and multiscale modeling. It further gathers the basic experimental methods such as potentiometry, reference electrodes, ion-sensitive electrodes, voltammetry and amperometry. The contents cover subjects related to mass transport, the electric double layer, ohmic losses and experimentation affecting electrochemical reactions. These aspects of electrochemistry are especially examined in view of specific energy technologies including batteries, polymer electrolyte and biological fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, electrochemical hydrogen production and photoelectrochemistry. Organized in six parts, the overall complexity of electrochemistry is presented and makes this handbook an authoritative reference and definitive source for advanced students, professionals and scientists particularly interested in industrial and energy applications.

Book Soft Actuators

Download or read book Soft Actuators written by Kinji Asaka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this book is the current comprehensive research and development of soft actuators, and encompasses interdisciplinary studies of materials science, mechanics, electronics, robotics and bioscience. As an example, the book includes current research on actuators based on biomaterials to provide future perspectives for artificial muscle technology. Readers can obtain detailed, useful information about materials, methods of synthesis, fabrication and measurements. The topics covered here not only promote further research and development of soft actuators but also lead the way to their utilization and industrialization. One outstanding feature of the book is that it contains many color figures, diagrams and photographs clearly describing the mechanism, apparatus and motion of soft actuators. The chapter on modeling is conducive to more extensive design work in materials and devices and is especially useful in the development of practical applications. Readers can acquire the newest technology and information about the basic science and practical applications of flexible, lightweight and noiseless soft actuators, which are quite unlike conventional mechanical engines and electric motors. The new ideas offered in this volume will provide inspiration and encouragement to researchers and developers as they explore new fields of applications for soft actuators.

Book Electroactive Polymers for Robotic Applications

Download or read book Electroactive Polymers for Robotic Applications written by Kwang J. Kim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the fundamental properties, modeling, and demonstration of Electroactive polymers in robotic applications. It particularly details artificial muscles and sensors. In addition, the book discusses the properties and uses in robotics applications of ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and dielectric elastomers.

Book World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology

Download or read book World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology written by B.F. Spencer Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in smart materials and structures seeks to apply multifunctional capabilities of new and existing materials to develop structures and systems that are capable of self-sensing and monitoring, self-diagnosis and prognosis with intelligence, self-healing and repair, and adaptive response to prevent loss of human life and catastrophe, to minimize maintenance and life-cycle costs, and to prolong service life. This book provides the critical knowledge and technological bases required for meeting one of the ultimate engineering challenges: the design and construction of smart structures and systems.

Book Electroactive Polymer Gel Robots

Download or read book Electroactive Polymer Gel Robots written by Mihoko Otake and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the dawn of the new millennium, robotics has undergone a major tra- formation in scope and dimensions. This expansion has been brought about bythematurityofthe?eldandtheadvancesinitsrelatedtechnologies.From a largely dominant industrial focus, robotics has been rapidly expanding into the challenges of the human world. The new generation of robots is expected to safely and dependably co-habitat with humans in homes, workplaces, and communities,providingsupportinservices,entertainment,education,heal- care, manufacturing, and assistance. Beyond its impact on physical robots, the body of knowledge robotics has produced is revealing a much wider range of applications reaching across - verse research areas and scienti?c disciplines, such as: biomechanics, haptics, neurosciences, virtual simulation, animation, surgery, and sensor networks among others. In return, the challenges of the new emerging areas are pr- ing an abundant source of stimulation and insights for the ?eld of robotics. It is indeed at the intersection of disciplines that the most striking advances happen. The goal of the series of Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) is to bring, in a timely fashion, the latest advances and developments in robotics on the basis of their signi?cance and quality. It is our hope that the wider dissemination of research developments will stimulate more exchanges and collaborations among the research community and contribute to further advancement of this rapidly growing ?eld.

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Soft Actuators

Download or read book Soft Actuators written by Kinji Asaka and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second edition of Soft Actuators, originally published in 2014, with 12 chapters added to the first edition. The subject of this new edition is current comprehensive research and development of soft actuators, covering interdisciplinary study of materials science, mechanics, electronics, robotics, and bioscience. The book includes contemporary research of actuators based on biomaterials for their potential in future artificial muscle technology. Readers will find detailed and useful information about materials, methods of synthesis, fabrication, and measurements to study soft actuators. Additionally, the topics of materials, modeling, and applications not only promote the further research and development of soft actuators, but bring benefits for utilization and industrialization. This volume makes generous use of color figures, diagrams, and photographs that provide easy-to-understand descriptions of the mechanisms, apparatus, and motions of soft actuators. Also, in this second edition the chapters on modeling, materials design, and device design have been given a wider scope and made easier to comprehend, which will be helpful in practical applications of soft actuators. Readers of this work can acquire the newest technology and information about basic science and practical applications of flexible, lightweight, and noiseless soft actuators, which differ from conventional mechanical engines and electric motors. This new edition of Soft Actuators will inspire readers with fresh ideas and encourage their research and development, thus opening up a new field of applications for the utilization and industrialization of soft actuators.

Book Smart Structures and Materials 1999

Download or read book Smart Structures and Materials 1999 written by Yoseph Bar-Cohen and published by SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites  IMPCs

Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites IMPCs written by Mohsen Shahinpoor and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2016 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource on ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) edited by the leading authority on the subject.

Book Inorganic Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Design

Download or read book Inorganic Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Design written by Dr. Inamuddin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among electrode materials, inorganic materials have received vast consideration owing to their redox chemistry, chemical stability, high electrochemical performance, and high-power applications. These exceptional properties enable inorganic-based materials to find application in high-performance energy conversion and storage. The current advances in nanotechnology have uncovered novel inorganic materials by various strategies and their different morphological features may serve as a rule for future supercapacitor electrode design for efficient supercapacitor performance. Inorganic Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Design depicts the latest advances in inorganic nanomaterials for supercapacitor energy storage devices. Key Features:  Provides an overview on the supercapacitor application of inorganic-based materials.  Describes the fundamental aspects, key factors, advantages, and challenges of inorganic supercapacitors.  Presents up-to-date coverage of the large, rapidly growing, and complex literature on inorganic supercapacitors.  Surveys current applications in supercapacitor energy storage.  Explores the new aspects of inorganic materials and next-generation supercapacitor systems.

Book Electromechanically Active Polymers

Download or read book Electromechanically Active Polymers written by Federico Carpi and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites  IMPCs

Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites IMPCs written by Mohsen Shahinpoor and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2016 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource on ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) edited by the leading authority on the subject.