Electroactive polymer complexes integrate transition-metal centres and conjugated organic ligands within a macromolecular framework to deliver reversible redox activity and electronic conductivity.

Electroactive polymer actuator systems harness the reversible deformation of soft polymeric materials under electrical stimulation to convert electrical energy directly into mechanical motion. These ...

An Irish company is actively investigating potentialapplications in medical devices for a novel conductive polymer that changesvolume and other properties in response to an electrical stimulus. "In ...

"It's electroactive and has ionic conductivity capability, which is more similar to what we have in our bodies," Ameer said. To demonstrate the efficacy of this electroactive scaffold in bladder ...

Soft actuators—materials that change shape in response to stimuli—are considered the foundation of the next generation of robots. These materials, which can bend, twist, contract, and expand, promise ...

A research team based in China and the United States has developed electroactive polymer zwitterions to modify zinc oxide interlayers in organic solar cells. Their work was found to passivate defects ...

As electronic devices continue to become more compact, flexible, and wearable, materials suppliers are coming under increased pressure to surpass traditional limitations. From foldable displays and ...