TY - BOOK ID - 107478153 TI - Hydrogel Sensors and Actuators : Engineering and Technology AU - Gerlach, Gerald AU - Arndt, Karl-Friedrich AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2010 SN - 9783540756453 9783540869146 9783540756446 9783642260841 PB - Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg Imprint Springer DB - UniCat KW - Materials sciences KW - Engineering sciences. Technology KW - Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics KW - materiaalkennis KW - mechatronica KW - BIT (biochemische ingenieurstechnieken) KW - KI (kunstmatige intelligentie) KW - ingenieurswetenschappen KW - robots UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:107478153 AB - Hydrogels are a fascinating class of polymers which show an immense ability of swelling under the influence of temperature, pH value or concentrations of different species in aqueous solutions. The volume change can amount up to several hundred percent. This unique behaviour is already used in such applications like disposable diapers, contact lenses or drug-delivery systems. The ability to perform mechanical work has been shifted the technical interest more and more towards sensors and actuators exploiting the thermo-chemo-mechano-electrical coupling within hydrogels. The accuracy requirements for such devices are much more demanding than for previous applications. Therefore, a deep knowledge of both the material and the functional properties of hydrogel sensors and actuators is needed. The monograph describes state-of-the-art and recent developments for these materials in sensor and actuator technology. ER -