Giving fundamental information on one of the most promising families of smart
materials, electroactive polymers (EAP) this exciting new titles focuses on
the several biomedical applications made possible by these types of materials
and their related actuation technologies. Each chapter provides a description
of the specific EAP material and device configuration used, material processing,
device assembling and testing, along with a description of the biomedical application.
Edited by well-respected academics in the field of electroactive polymers with
contributions from renowned international experts, this is an excellent resource
for industrial and academic research scientists, engineers, technicians and
graduate students working with polymer actuators or in the fields of polymer
science.
Key Topics Covered:
- Polymer Gel Actuators: Fundamentals
- Bioresponsive Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
- Stimuli-Responsive and 'Active' Polymers in Drug Delivery
- Thermally Driven Hydrogel Actuator for Controllable Flow Rate Pump in Long-Term
Drug Delivery
- IPMC actuators: Fundamentals
- Active Micro-Catheter and Biomedical Soft Devices Based on IPMC Actuators
- Implantable Heart-Assist and Compression Devices Employing Active Network
of Electrically-Controllable Ionic Polymeric Metal Nanocomposites
- IPMC Based Tactile Displays for Pressure and Texture Presentation on a
Human Finger
- IPMC Assisted Infusion Micropumps
- Conjugated Polymer Actuators: Fundamentals
- Steerable Catheters
- Microfabricated Conjugated Polymer Actuators for Microvalves, Cell Biology
and Microrobotics
- Actuated Pins for Braille Displays
- Nanostructured Conducting Polymer Biomaterials and Their Applications in
Controlled Drug Delivery
- Integrated Oral Drug Delivery System with Valve Based on Polypyrrole
- Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Polymer Actuators: Fundamentals
- Miniature High Frequency Focused Ultrasonic Transducers for Minimally Invasive
Imaging Procedures
- Catheters for Thrombosis Sample in Blood Vessels Using Piezoelectric Polymer
Fibers
- Piezoelectric Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) in Biomedical Ultrasound Exposimetry
- Dielectric Elastomer Actuators: Fundamentals
- Biomedical Applications of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
- MRI Compatible Device for Robotic Assisted Interventions to Prostate Cancer
- A Braille Display System for the Visually Disabled Using a Polymer Based
Soft Actuator
- Dynamic Splint-Like Hand Orthosis For Finger Rehabilitation