Micromachined optical fiber enclosed 4-electrode IPMC actuator with multidirectional control ability for biomedical application

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Feng, Guo Hua ^a   Tsai, Jen Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actuator; IPMC; Micromachining; Nafion; Optical fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BOTTOM ELECTRODES; CONTROL CAPABILITIES; DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; ELECTRODE PAIRS; FABRICATED DEVICE; IPMC; LASER LIGHTS; MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICROMACHINED; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL; NAFION; POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE; SQUARE WAVES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS;

ACTUATORS;

GLASS FIBER; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE; METAL; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTUATOR; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; LASER; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER; WAVEFORM;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRODES; ENDOSCOPY; LASERS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79751525882     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-010-9482-6     Document Type: Article

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