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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiichi Kaneto, Fukuoka, JP;
Yonggang Min, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Alan G MacDiarmid, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428332 ; 252500 ; 4284111 ;
Abstract
Laminates containing a layer of conductive polyaniline are provided for various uses such as actuator devices. The laminates are controllably deformable and can operate on an electromechanical, chemomechanical, and mechanoelectrical modes. The laminates are preferably constructed so as to have a first flexible layer of polyaniline and a second flexible layer of polyaniline surmounted thereon. The polyaniline layers are separated by an electronically insulating layer.