Browsing by Author "Khuyen, Nguyen Quang"

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A biomimetic approach to increasing soft actuator performance by friction reduction

Khuyen, Nguyen Quang; Kiefer, Rudolf; Elhi, Fred; Anbarjafari, Gholamreza; Martínez, José Gabriel; Tamm, Tarmo (MDPI AG, 1 May 2020)

While increasing power output is the most straight-forward solution for faster and stronger motion in technology, sports, or elsewhere, efficiency is what separates the best from the rest. In nature, where the possibilities ...
Multifunctionality of polypyrrole polyethyleneoxide composites: Concurrent sensing, actuation and energy storage

Khuyen, Nguyen Quang; Kiefer, Rudolf; Zondaka, Zane; Anbarjafari, Gholamreza; Peikolainen, Anna Liisa; Otero, Toribio F.; Tamm, Tarmo (MDPI AG, September )

In films of conducting polymers, the electrochemical reaction(s) drive the simultaneous variation of different material properties (reaction multifunctionality). Here, we present a parallel study of actuation-sensing-energy ...