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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015 Feb 25;7(9):5480–5487. doi: 10.1021/am509163m

Table 1.

Comparison of the Electromechanical Properties and Other Related Properties for Both Actuators

actuator thickness
(µm)
ion-exchange capability
(mMol/g)
peak electric current
(mA)
mean swing angle
(deg)
max. blocking force
(mN)
stable actuation time
(s)




2.0 V 1.5 V 1.0 V 2.0 V 1.5 V 1.0 V 2.0 V 1.5 V 1.0 V 2.0 V 1.5 V 1.0 V
pure Nafion 192 0.42 61 54 47 51 42 36 15.9 9.50 7.20 270 395 450
hybrid Nafion 216 0.61 91 81 72 63 49 38 29.3 15.6 10.6 520 620 840