Front Matter

Table of Contents

• Front Matter

• Topic 1 Introduction
• 1. EAP History, Current Status, and Infrastructure

• Topic 2 Natural Muscles
• 2. Natural Muscle as a Biological System

• 3. Metrics of Natural Muscle Function

• Topic 3 EAP Materials
• 4. Electric EAP

• 5. Electroactive Polymer Gels

• 6. Ionomeric Polymer-Metal Composites

• 7. Conductive Polymers

• 8. Carbon Nanotube Actuators: Synthesis, Properties, and Performance

• 9. Molecular Scale Electroactive Polymers

• Topic 4 Modeling Electroactive Polymers
• 10. Computational Chemistry

• 11. Modeling and Analysis of Chemistry and Electromechanics

• 12. Electromechanical Models for Optimal Design and Effective Behavior of Electroactive Polymers

• 13. Modeling IPMC for Design of Actuation Mechanisms

• Topic 5 Processing and Fabrication of EAPs
• 14. Processing and Fabrication Techniques

• Topic 6 Testing and Characterization
• 15. Methods of Testing and Characterization

• Topic 7 EAP Actuators, Devices, and Mechanisms
• 16. Application of Dielectric Elastomer EAP Actuators

• 17. Biologically Inspired Robots

• 18. Applications of EAP to the Entertainment Industry

• 19. Haptic Interfaces Using Electrorheological Fluids

• 20. Shape Control of Precision Gossamer Apertures

• Topic 8 Lessons Learned, Applications, and Outlook
• 21. EAP Applications, Potential, and Challenges

• Back Matter