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Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential, and Challenges, Second Edition (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM136)

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This book is a collection EAP research material. It is very handy having it in one organized book that's always at your fingertips. The big problem for me was that the different EAP materials weren't covered uniformly. There was a huge emphasis on IPMC (most likely because that is the EAP that excites the editor the most). I was really hoping for more information on Ionic Polymer Gels (IPG) but found that they were only mentioned in passing (covering 2 pages).

You will most likely give this book a `5' if you are interested in IPMC but otherwise the local university library is the best bet for studying this exciting subject.

A delightful book dealing with the soon to be hottest topic in biomedical engineering, electroactive polymer actuators. Virtually every known method of generating displacement is introduced, except of course for the ones I have kept secret. This book is a must for anyone interested in actuators and sensors, including electrical engineers. Applications reach far beyond medicine, and there is simply no other textbook available that covers this topic. It is thorough in every way, covering the basic sciences, fabrication techniques and applications. I wish I could work in Dr. Bar-Cohen's lab!