01623nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260006900229300001000298490000800308520083900316653001301155653001301168653002301181653001601204653001301220100002201233700002301255856012701278       2006                        eng d  a0925-400500aResponse characteristics of conducting polypyrrole bi-layer actuators: role of backing layer polymer0 aResponse characteristics of conducting polypyrrole bilayer actua  aPO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDbELSEVIER SCIENCE SAcNOV  a94-980 v1193 a<p>The response of a bi-layer conducting polymer-based actuator has been studied with respect to various parameters such as backing layer thickness, backing layer modulus, applied voltage, etc. The bending angles for the bi-layer actuators made by depositing, conducting polypyrrole (PPy) films on backing layers using LDPE/LLDPE, SBS, Hytrel, PP, PET materials have been compared. The response of the bi-layer actuators indicates that there is optimum for the backing layer thickness as well as its material modulus together with the thickness of the conducting polymer at which the maximum bending is observed. Other geometrical parameters such as a length to width ratio also influence the response of these actuators and have to be chosen properly for the best actuator performance. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aactuator10abi-layer10aconducting polymer10apolypyrrole10aresponse1 aRadhakrishnan, S.1 aKar, Swarnendu, B.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/response-characteristics-conducting-polypyrrole-bi-layer-actuators-role-backing-layer-0