Title :
Intelligent gels — An approach to artificial muscles and soft tissue
Author :
Osada, Yoshihito ; Ping, Gong Jian
Author_Institution :
Adv. Sci. Inst., RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Artificial muscle, double network gels with mechanical performances, and gels with low frictional property are reported in this paper. And the kinds of artificial soft machines constructed by polymer gels such as Gelooper, gelf, shape memory gel actuator, and chemical motors, are also highlighted.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical materials; friction; intelligent materials; muscle; polymer gels; prosthetics; Gelooper; artificial muscles; artificial soft machines; chemical motors; double network gels; friction; gelf; hydrogel materials; intelligent gels; polymer gels; shape memory gel actuator; soft tissue; Artificial intelligence; Biological tissues; Biomimetics; Chemicals; Electrostatics; Muscles; Polymer gels; Proteins; Shape; Solvents;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, 2009. MHS 2009. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5094-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5095-4
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2009.5352100
