Electrically driven microfluidic pumping for actuation

    公开(公告)号:US20060056997A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-16

    申请号:US11221967

    申请日:2005-09-09

    IPC分类号: F04B35/04 F04B43/00

    CPC分类号: F04B35/04 F04B17/03 F04B43/04

    摘要: An actuator cell includes a supply chamber containing fluid, and an expansion chamber for receiving fluid from the supply chamber, and being expandable to deform a predetermined area of the actuator cell. The actuator cell further includes a channel providing a fluid flow passage between the supply and expansion chambers, and a compliant material substantially surrounding the supply chamber, the expansion chamber and/or the channel. An electric circuit applies an electric field adjacent the supply and expansion chambers, and thereby causes fluid flow from the supply to the expansion chamber.

    Electrically driven microfluidic pumping for actuation
    4.
    发明授权
    Electrically driven microfluidic pumping for actuation 有权
    电驱动微流体泵送用于致动

    公开(公告)号:US07523608B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-28

    申请号:US11221967

    申请日:2005-09-09

    IPC分类号: G01N27/453 F16K31/02

    CPC分类号: F04B35/04 F04B17/03 F04B43/04

    摘要: An actuator cell includes a supply chamber containing fluid, and an expansion chamber for receiving fluid from the supply chamber, and being expandable to deform a predetermined area of the actuator cell. The actuator cell further includes a channel providing a fluid flow passage between the supply and expansion chambers, and a compliant material substantially surrounding the supply chamber, the expansion chamber and/or the channel. An electric circuit applies an electric field adjacent the supply and expansion chambers, and thereby causes fluid flow from the supply to the expansion chamber.

    摘要翻译: 致动器单元包括容纳流体的供应室和用于从供应室接收流体并且可膨胀以使致动器单元的预定区域变形的膨胀室。 致动器单元还包括在供应和膨胀室之间提供流体流动通道的通道以及基本上围绕供应室,膨胀室和/或通道的顺应性材料。 电路在供给和膨胀室附近施加电场,从而使流体从供给流向膨胀室。

    Electrochemical devices incorporating high-conductivity conjugated polymers
    9.
    发明授权
    Electrochemical devices incorporating high-conductivity conjugated polymers 失效
    掺有高导电性共轭聚合物的电化学装置

    公开(公告)号:US06982514B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-03

    申请号:US09863808

    申请日:2001-05-22

    IPC分类号: H02N11/00 H02N2/00

    摘要: The present invention includes the preparation of highly conducting conjugated polymers and their use as electrochemical actuators, A typical electrochemical actuator comprises a highly conducting, conjugated polymer for the anode or the cathode, or for both the anode and the cathode; suitable conjugate polymers have a conductivity ≧100 S/cm. The material may have any form, including films and fibers. A preferred shape is a strip or a fiber, where the fiber can be solid or hollow, although any shape may be used. Before use, the material may be treated, for example, by immersion in an acid, in order to dope/protonate the material or to introduce anions or to exchange the anion in the polymer for another anion. Other materials may be incorporated in the polyaniline to increase its conductivity or to provide other benefits, such as increased strength. Useful conducting polymers include monomers of anilines, pyrroles, thiophenes, phenylene vinylenes, and derivatives thereof.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括制备高导电性共轭聚合物及其作为电化学致动器的用途。典型的电化学致动器包括用于阳极或阴极或阳极和阴极的高导电共轭聚合物; 合适的共轭聚合物的导电率> 100S / cm。 该材料可以具有任何形式,包括膜和纤维。 优选的形状是条或纤维,其中纤维可以是固体或中空的,尽管可以使用任何形状。 在使用之前,可以例如通过浸入酸中来处理材料,以便掺杂或质子化材料或引入阴离子或交换聚合物中的阴离子用于另一种阴离子。 可以将其它材料引入聚苯胺中以增加其导电性或提供其它益处,例如增加的强度。 有用的导电聚合物包括苯胺,吡咯,噻吩,亚苯基乙烯基单体及其衍生物。

    Wearable effect-emitting strain gauge device
    10.
    发明授权
    Wearable effect-emitting strain gauge device 失效
    穿戴效应发射应变计装置

    公开(公告)号:US06360615B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-26

    申请号:US09588014

    申请日:2000-06-06

    申请人: Elisabeth Smela

    发明人: Elisabeth Smela

    IPC分类号: G01L122

    摘要: A position/movement sensitive effect-emitting strain gauge device includes a responsive portion, such as an electrically conductive fabric, that can be stretched or relaxed and that changes an electrical property, such as resistance, when stretched or relaxed. The changeable electrical property of the responsive portion is detected by a regulating circuit, which sends a signal that depends on the detected electrical property to an effect-emitting component. The effect may be sound or light emission or the like. The shape of the responsive portion can be such as to allow it to fit over a body part, e.g., a tube shape would allow it to fit over an elbow. When worn, the electrical property of the responsive portion, and therefore the emitted effect, depends on the user's positions/movements.

    摘要翻译: 位置/运动敏感效应发射应变计装置包括可被拉伸或松弛的响应部分,例如导电织物,并且在拉伸或松弛时改变诸如电阻的电性能。 响应部分的可变电性能由调节电路检测,该调节电路将检测到的电特性的信号发送到效应发射部件。 该效果可以是声音或发光等。 响应部分的形状可以是允许其适配在身体部分上,例如,管状形状将允许其适配于肘部。 当磨损时,响应部分的电气特性,因此发射的效果取决于用户的位置/运动。