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Electromechanically active polymer actuators based on biofriendly choline ionic liquids

Elhi, Fred; Priks, Hans; Rinne, Pille; Kaldalu, Niilo; Žusinaite, Eva; Johanson, Urmas; Aabloo, Alvo; Tamm, Tarmo; Põhako-Esko, Kaija (2020-03-11)

Smart and soft electroactive polymer actuators have many beneficial properties, making them attractive for biomimetic and biomedical applications. However, the selection of components to fabricate biofriendly composites ...
Influence of Carboxylate Anions on Phase Behavior of Choline Ionic Liquid Mixtures

Elhi, Fred; Nurk, Gunnar; Aabloo, Alvo; Põhako-Esko, Kaija (2020-04-07)

Mixing ionic liquids is a suitable strategy to tailor properties, e.g., to reduce melting points. The present study aims to widen the application range of low-toxic choline-based ionic liquids by studying eight binary phase ...
Understanding the Behavior of Fully Non-Toxic Polypyrrole-Gelatin and Polypyrrole-PVdF Soft Actuators with Choline Ionic Liquids

Elhi, Fred; Karu, Karl; Rinne, Pille; Nadel, Kadi-Anne; Järvekülg, Martin; Aabloo, Alvo; Tamm, Tarmo; Ivaništšev, Vladislav; Põhako-Esko, Kaija (2020-05-21)

Smart and soft electroactive polymer actuators as building blocks for soft robotics have many beneficial properties that could make them useful in future biomimetic and biomedical applications. Gelatin—a material exploited ...