Electroactive polymer releasable fastening system and method of use

An electro-activatable releasable fastening system, comprising:

• a first electrode disposed at a first surface;
• a second electrode disposed at a second surface;
• an electrolyte disposed in electrical communication with said first electrode and said second electrode;
• and
• a polymer film disposed between said first and second electrodes, said polymer film being electro-activatable in response to a voltage applied to said electrodes to effect the controlled engagement of said first surface and said second surface.

A releasable fastening system, comprising:

• a first electrode disposed at a first surface;
• a second electrode disposed at the first surface;
• and
• a polymer disposed between said first and second electrodes, a configuration of said polymer being controllably variable to cause retention of said first surface at a second surface wherein said polymer has a volume dimension that is controllably variable in response to a voltage applied to said electrodes.

An electro-activatable releasable fastening system, comprising:

• a first electrode disposed at a first surface;
• a second electrode disposed at a first surface;
• and
• a polymer film disposed between said first and second electrodes, said polymer film being electro-activatable in response to a voltage applied to said electrodes to effect the controlled engagement of said first surface and a second surface.