Biomedical Engineering Reference
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2.00
Nafion
TM
-117 (5 Pt-1 Pt)
ω
= 0.1 Hz, E
app
= 1.92 V
Dimension = 7.5
×
15.0 mm
1.75
1.50
Pyrrole treated IPMC
Conventional IPMC
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.00
−
0.25
89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21
T (sec)
70
Nafion
TM
-117,
ω
= 1/2 Hz
Dimension = 7.5
×
70 mm
Wave = Triangular
60
50
40
Conventional IPMC
30
Pyrrole treated IPMC
20
10
0
−
10
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
T (sec)
FIGURE 3.63
Force characteristics and input power consumptions of IPMNCs (conventional
IPMNC and pyrrole-treated IPMNC). Polymerization of pyrrole was carried with the presence
of a catalyst within the base polymer Nafion.
