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US 7,834,527 B2Granted
Dielectric elastomer fiber transducers
AssigneeSmartMotion Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRodrigo Alvarez Icaza Rivera, Juan Manuel Alvarez Sanches, Kevin Chalgren Galloway, Howard Scott Katzenberg, Rahul Kothari, John Vernon Arthur
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Abstract
Disclosed are electroactive polymer fibers, processes of preparing electroactive polymer fibers, and devices containing electroactive polymer fibers. Devices can be used as actuators and sensors, generators and transducers. Applications include inter alia artificial muscles, prosthetics and robotics.
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An electroactive polymer fiber, comprising:
- an incompressibly compliant inner electrode;
- an electroactive polymer disposed exterior to said incompressibly compliant inner electrode;
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- an outer compliant electrode disposed exterior to said electroactive polymer, wherein said incompressibly compliant inner electrode is fluidically sealed within said electroactive polymer fiber.
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