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Polymers and Voltage
« on: June 01, 2004, 01:52:34 PM »
Been thinking about polymers, especially after learning about the conductive ones, and I was wondering if a polymer exists that contracts when voltage is applied. If so, it could work a lot like muscle tissue. If it DOES exist, where could I get some? I want to build a robot.
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2004, 02:56:11 PM »
I remember reading an article on such an engine in Times last year. It was featured inside one of the special editions.
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2004, 04:09:50 PM »
Marsella is famous from that work. I've worked with him for several years in the past.

http://www.chem.ucr.edu/faculty/marsella/marsella.html
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2004, 04:21:13 PM »
Working that in depth with polymers seems to be really hard! Has he developed a electrically triggered contracting polymer yet? At least one thats economically feasible, cause thats where I come in.
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2004, 12:42:02 PM »
I remembered Dr Macerlla from the photos in Time Magazine
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"Say you're in a [chemical] plant and there's a snake on the floor. What are you going to do? Call a consultant? Get a meeting together to talk about which color is the snake? Employees should do one thing: walk over there and you step on the friggin� snake." - Jean-Pierre Garnier, CEO of Glaxosmithkline, June 2006

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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2004, 12:35:56 AM »
look for muscle wires and the like on this site
http://www.robotstore.com/catalog/group.asp?gid=4
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2004, 11:48:08 AM »
Thats PERFECT, exactly what I was looking for!
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Re:Polymers and Voltage
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2004, 09:12:07 PM »
Well I am trying to become the perfect citizen scientist :)

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