Abstract
Electro-active polymer actuators are expected to have use in medical devices, prosthetic devices, the field of robotics, etc. This review introduces electro-active polymer actuators using carbon nanotubes, and explains configurations of the actuator and the drive principle. The authors studied the effect of various ionic liquids and adding an activated carbon nanofiber. It was found that the performance of the actuator depend on the properties of the ionic liquids and the carbon structure.
