Title :
A self-assembling method for polymer gel components
Author :
Katayama, Seiji ; Maeda, Shigenobu ; Hara, Yoshitaka ; Hashimoto, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a method for self-assembly of polymer gel components under agitation by shaking. Polymer gel components were synthesized from anionic and cationic monomers. In order to assemble gel components automatically, we utilized the electrostatic interaction between the cationic and anionic gels with an external disturbance. We succeeded in demonstrating selective adhesion and precise positioning of the gel components through the design of gel component shape.
Keywords :
adhesion; materials preparation; polymer gels; self-assembly; agitation; anionic gel; anionic monomer; cationic gel; cationic monomer; electrostatic interaction; external disturbance; gel component positioning; gel component shape design; polymer gel components; selective adhesion; self-assembling method; shaking; Adhesives; Assembly; Electrostatics; Polymers; Self-assembly; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2013.6739439
