Fabrication of a Miniature Paper-Based Electroosmotic Actuator

dc.contributor.authorSritharan, Deepa
dc.contributor.authorSmela, Elisabeth
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T20:00:43Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T20:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-08
dc.description.abstractA voltage-controlled hydraulic actuator is presented that employs electroosmotic fluid flow (EOF) in paper microchannels within an elastomeric structure. The microfluidic device was fabricated using a new benchtop lamination process. Flexible embedded electrodes were formed from a conductive carbon-silicone composite. The pores in the layer of paper placed between the electrodes served as the microchannels for EOF, and the pumping fluid was propylene carbonate. A sealed fluid-filled chamber was formed by film-casting silicone to lay an actuating membrane over the pumping liquid. Hydraulic force generated by EOF caused the membrane to bulge by hundreds of micrometers within fractions of a second. Potential applications of these actuators include soft robots and biomedical devices.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/polym8110400
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/y42s-bvjx
dc.identifier.citationSritharan, D.; Smela, E. Fabrication of a Miniature Paper-Based Electroosmotic Actuator. Polymers 2016, 8, 400.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/31520
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtA. James Clark School of Engineeringen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMechanical Engineeringen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectelectrokinetic flow
dc.subjectcompliant
dc.subjectadditive manufacturing
dc.subjectbiomimetic
dc.subjectartificial muscle
dc.subjectnastic
dc.subjectsmart material
dc.subjectelectro-active polymer device
dc.titleFabrication of a Miniature Paper-Based Electroosmotic Actuator
dc.typeArticle
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