What can IPMCs do?
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When a thin strip of an Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) is
stimulated by the
application of a small
(1-3V)
AC
potential, it
undergoes a
bending vibration
at the applied frequency, generally no
more than a few tens of Hertz.
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IPMCs are being developed as
soft actuators
and
sensors
.