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Multidirectional Artificial Muscles from Nylon
Author(s) -
Mirvakili Seyed M.,
Hunter Ian W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201604734
Subject(s) - materials science , anisotropy , bending , power (physics) , beam (structure) , joule (programming language) , thermal conductivity , service (business) , thermal , mechanical engineering , nanotechnology , polymer science , computer science , composite material , optics , engineering , physics , thermodynamics , economy , economics
Multidirectional artificial muscles are made from highly oriented nylon filaments. Thanks to the low thermal conductivity of nylon and its anisotropic thermal expansion, bending occurs when a nylon beam is differentially heated. This heat can be generated via a Joule heating mechanism or high power laser pulses.