Artificial Muscle Actuators using Electroactive Polymers -- Committees -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1: MATERIALS -- EAP Actuators for Biomimetic Technologies with Humanlike Robots as one of the Ultimate Challenges -- Synthesis and Characterization of IPNs for Electrochemical Actuators -- Metal Ion Implanted Compliant Electrodes in Dielectric Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Membranes -- Rate Limits in Conducting Polymers -- New Composites Based on Liquid Crystalline Elastomers and Electroactive Nanomaterials -- Tough Hydrogel - Learn from Nature -- Enhancing the Electro-Mechanical Response of Maxwell Stress Actuators -- Conducting IPN Fibers: A New Design for Linear Actuation in Open Air -- Sprayed Sensor Using IPMC PAINT -- Carbon Nanotube Yarns as High Load Actuators and Sensors -- Electrode Reactions in Cu-Pt Coated Nafion® Actuators -- A Co-Axial Dielectric Elastomer Actuator -- A Closer Look at the Polyacrylamide Fibers for Natural-Like Artificial Muscle Fabrication -- CHAPTER 2: ANALYSIS, PHYSICAL MECHANISMS AND CHARACTERIZATION -- Finite-Strain Models of Actuation: Prestretch and Elasticity Parameters -- Monte Carlo Simulation of Electroactive Polymer Actuators -- Dielectric Elastomer Actuators as Elements of Active Vibration Control Systems -- Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Actuators Touching and Sensing Both, Physical and Chemical Ambient -- Conducting Polymer Soft Actuators Based on Polypyrrole -Training Effect and Fatigue -- Optimization of IPMC Actuator Conversion Efficiency -- Tunable Membrane for Electromagnetic Devices Using Dielectric Elastomers -- Synthesis and Application of Electro-Thermally Sensitive Gels -- Distributed Impedance Model of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators -- Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator Behaviour in Two Novel Configurations -- CHAPTER 3: DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS.

Multilayer Actuator and Sensor Sheets with Smart Compliant Electrodes -- Bio-Inspired Distributed Electroactive Polymer Actuators for Possible Space Applications: Concept Design -- Contractile and Buckling Actuators Based on Dielectric Elastomers: Devices and Applications -- Variable-Stiffness-Mode Dielectric Elastomer Devices -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.