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Simplified schematic diagrams showing the different conduction mechanisms of electroactive smart polymers. Ionic polymers present conductivities associated with the presence of polyelectrolytes (left side), while electric conductive polymers can transfer electrons by either an intrinsic mechanism associated with their chemical bonds (middle) or conductive particles percolated into the isolated matrix (right side). See text for details.
