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. The actuator assembly includes an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, an electrolyte and a volume changing polymeric actuator in contact with the anode electrode or the cathode electrode, wherein the electrodes are separated from each other by a porous membrane that facilitates modulation of the pH via charges or ionic separation.