PMID- 20978854
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110427
LR  - 20110128
IS  - 1572-8781 (Electronic)
IS  - 1387-2176 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Feb
TI  - Micromachined optical fiber enclosed 4-electrode IPMC actuator with 
      multidirectional control ability for biomedical application.
PG  - 169-77
LID - 10.1007/s10544-010-9482-6 [doi]
AB  - The present paper examined a novel micromachined column structured Ion Polymer 
      Metal Composite (IPMC) actuator with multidirectional control capability. The 
      developed 4-electrode transducer enclosed a section of optical fiber, thereby 
      allowing electronic directional control of conducted laser light. The fabricated 
      device with IPMC actuator dimensions of 5 mm x 2 mm x 1 mm reached a maximum 
      displacement of 400 mum when a square wave of 9 V was applied to the top-bottom 
      electrode pair. Displacements in different directions and moving angles were 
      characterized with side-side and top-right electrode pairs connected to the 
      actuating signals. Furthermore, the generating moment per volt per second by the 
      transducer was analyzed. The maximum value of approximately 200 muN*m/V/s was 
      displayed when the device actuated with the side-side electrode pair. Controlling 
      the developed IPMC actuator moved the laser beam in multiple directions. This 
      device could be promising for biomedical applications such as microendoscopic 
      ocular surgery.
FAU - Feng, Guo-Hua
AU  - Feng GH
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 
      621, Taiwan. imeghf@ccu.edu.tw
FAU - Tsai, Jen-Wei
AU  - Tsai JW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Microdevices
JT  - Biomedical microdevices
JID - 100887374
RN  - 0 (Organometallic Compounds)
RN  - 0 (Polymers)
SB  - IM
MH  - Biomedical Technology/*instrumentation
MH  - Electrodes
MH  - Endoscopy
MH  - Lasers
MH  - Microtechnology/*instrumentation
MH  - *Optical Fibers
MH  - Organometallic Compounds/*chemistry
MH  - Polymers/*chemistry
MH  - *Transducers
EDAT- 2010/10/28 06:00
MHDA- 2011/04/28 06:00
CRDT- 2010/10/28 06:00
PHST- 2010/10/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/10/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/04/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10544-010-9482-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biomed Microdevices. 2011 Feb;13(1):169-77. doi: 10.1007/s10544-010-9482-6.