The book explores the fundamental science, recent developments, and future prospects of ionic polymers as key enablers of smart material systems. It provides a comprehensive understanding of their chemistry, structure–property relationships, and diverse applications in modern engineering, healthcare, robotics, and energy devices. The work covers the interdisciplinary research efforts in materials science, robotics, biomedical engineering and electronics. It demonstrates energy harvesting and storage capabilities of ionic polymers and uniquely addresses how ionic polymers can be used for flexible capacitors and self-powered sensors, crucial for next-gen wearable electronics and IoT.
Shara Khursheed
Soft Robotics Ionic Polymer Metal Composites Sensors Actuators Energy Devices Weiche Robotik Ionische Polymer-Metall-Verbundwerkstoffe Sensoren Aktuatoren Energiegeräte