Chemistry

Electroactive Polymers

Electroactive Polymers

Electroactive polymers tend to be polymers that exhibit a change in size or perhaps shape when stimulated by an electric field. The most common applications of such a material are within actuators and receptors. A typical characteristic property associated with an EAP is that they will undergo a lot of deformation while retaining large forces. Virtually all historic actuators are made from ceramic piezoelectric resources.