Perpendicular Actuation with Individually Controlled Polymer Microactuators

• Actuator systems based on conducting polymers, such as polypyrole, with which three-dimensional movement can be controlled, are described. The Figure shows a combination of two such microactuators which are used to “kick” a glass bead across the surface of a silicon wafer. The microfabrication methods used to produce the systems are described and the potential uses, for example microrobotic arms, discussed.

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Artificial muscles; Conducting Polymers; Electrochemistry; Microactuators; Polypyrrole

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