Ionic electroactive polymer actuators using quaternary ammonium iodide (QAI) containing hydrogels operational at low voltages

• Main Authors: Liang, Xiaochen, Zhang, Jirui, Goto, Atsushi
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Chemistry; Polymer; Actuators
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/183128

Quaternary ammonium iodide (QAI)-containing hydrogels with different alkyl side chain lengths were synthesized and used to develop ionic electroactive strip actuators. The strip bent at relatively low voltages, exhibiting a 5.0 mm bending displacement over the 30 mm strip length at 0.6 V, for exampl...