Abstract:This paper focuses on a novel polyurethane-based soft actuator that is fabricated by an electrospinning process. The actuator is a bundle of aligned nanofibers of a polyurethane solution and a salt, which acts as a conductive filler. From the same bundle, three actuators are obtained. Electromechanical tests are performed on one specimen to evaluate the axial displacements and axial forces generated by the actuator, when stimulated by an external electric field. The data generated during the electromechanical … Show more
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