High surface area polymer actuator with gas mitigating components

摘要

A polymer actuator component and a polymer actuator assembly, power supply and method of using the activation are described.

主权项

1. An electro-activated polymer actuator device, comprising in combination,
an electrolyte; a sealed outer housing holding the electrolyte, and formed of a flexible metalized polyethylene film material non-permeable by the electrolyte; a semi-porous membrane material dividing the outer housing into a first space and a second space; a polymer actuator material contained in a semi-porous housing in the first space; a first electrode in contact with the polymer actuator material in the first space; and a second electrode having a double layer capacitive layer coating formed of a carbon polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating layer in the second space, and wherein the sealed outer housing is provided with excess material to allow for expansion of the outer housing.