Electromechanically Active Polymers: A Concise Reference

Author:   Federico Carpi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9783319315287


Pages:   798
Publication Date:   07 September 2016
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Author:   Federico Carpi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.768kg
ISBN:  

9783319315287


ISBN 10:   3319315285
Pages:   798
Publication Date:   07 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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From the Contents: Introduction to the EAP Field.- Overview and classification of EAPs.- History of EAPs.- Polymer Gels.- Polymer gels as EAPs: fundamentals.- Ionic Polymer-metal Composites.- IPMCs as EAPs: fundamentals.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: fundamentals and materials.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: device configurations.- Electroresponsive Carbon Based Materials.- Electrochemically-driven carbon based materials: fundamentals and device configurations.- Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Polymers.-Polymer Electrets and Ferroelectrets.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: fundamentals.

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Federico Carpi, Pisa 1975, received the Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering, the Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering and a second Laurea degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2001, 2005 and 2008, respectively. From 2000 to 2012, he has been with the University of Pisa, Interdepartmental Research Centre “E. Piaggio”, School of Engineering, Italy. Since 2012, he serves as a Reader in Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials at Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science. Dr Carpi is the Programme Director of the MSc in Medical Electronics and Physics and he is a member of the Institute of Bioengineering at Queen Mary College. Further, he is the President of “EuroEAP – European Society for Electromechanically Active Polymer Transducers & Artificial Muscles” (organizing the annual 'EuroEAP’) and he coordinates the 'European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles - ESNAM, focused on transducers and artificial muscles based on electroactive polymers. His main research focus is on biomedical & bioinspired mechatronic devices made of soft smart materials. He is an Editorial Board member of four international journals, and member of the scientific committees of several conferences. His publications include some 60 articles in international journals, 2 edited books and several contributions to books and conferences.

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