Yan Bingxi, Wu Yu, Guo Liang
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Polymers (Basel). 2017 Sep 14;9(9):446. doi: 10.3390/polym9090446.
Featuring controllable electrochemomechanical deformation and excellent biocompatibility, polypyrrole electroactuators used as artificial muscles play a vital role in the design of biomimetic robots and biomedical devices. In the past decade, tremendous efforts have been devoted to their optimization on electroactivity, electrochemical stability, and actuation speed, thereby gradually filling the gaps between desired capabilities and practical performances. This review summarizes recent advances on polypyrrole electroactuators, with particular emphases on novel counterions and conformation-reinforcing skeletons. Progress and challenges are comparatively demonstrated and critically analyzed, to enlighten future developments of advanced electroactuators based on polypyrrole and other conducting polymers.
聚吡咯电致动器作为人造肌肉，具有可控的电化学机械变形和优异的生物相容性，在仿生机器人和生物医学设备的设计中发挥着至关重要的作用。在过去十年中，人们在优化其电活性、电化学稳定性和驱动速度方面付出了巨大努力，从而逐渐缩小了期望性能与实际性能之间的差距。本文综述了聚吡咯电致动器的最新进展，特别强调了新型抗衡离子和构象增强骨架。对进展和挑战进行了比较展示和批判性分析，以启发基于聚吡咯和其他导电聚合物的先进电致动器的未来发展。
