IDTechEx Research finds that the electroactive polymer (EAP) market will be US$245 million in 2013. EAP materials have been used for some time in actuators, capacitors and nanocomposites but, with new ...

In the last decade a new breed of polymer has emerged which responds to external electrical stimulation by displaying a significant shape or size displacement. These materials, known as electroactive ...

SCHATTDORF, Switzerland—Datwyler Holding Inc. has strengthened its innovative polymer capabilities with the acquisition of Swiss startup CT Systems S.R.L. A spin-off of the Swiss Federal Laboratories ...

Electroactive polymers (EAPs) respond to electrical stimulation with large deformations. They are dynamic actuators which have attracted attention from an interdisciplinary audience of engineers and ...

(Nanowerk News) A multi-institutional research team has developed a new electroactive polymer material that can change shape and size when exposed to a relatively small electric field. The advance ...

Because of their ability to act in the manner of biological muscles, electroactive polymers (EAPs) have earned the nickname "artificial muscles." JPL, in collaboration with research institutions ...

A research team based in China and the United States has developed electroactive polymer zwitterions to modify zinc oxide interlayers in organic solar cells. Their work was found to passivate defects ...