Electroactive Polymers

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) analysis of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) under applied electrical excitation: A case study of Pt- and Pd-IPMCs
J. Lee, J. H. Lee, and K. J. Kim. [PDF]

Effects of membrane surface pretreatment on ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuation and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) analysis
J. H. Lee, J. Lee, J. A. Faccinto, and K. J Kim. Smart Materials and Structures 34(9), 09518 (2025) [PDF] [DOI]

Ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC) as a flexible capacitor: a COMSOL multiphysics study
L. Napollion, J. Lee, J. A. Faccinto, and K. J. Kim. Smart Materials and Structures 34(8), 085020 (2025) [PDF] [DOI]

Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) as a flexible capacitor: an experimental study
L. Napollion and K. J. Kim. Smart Materials and Structures 33(12),125009 (2024) [PDF] [DOI]

Functionally antagonistic polyelectrolyte for electro-ionic soft actuator
V. H. Nguyen, S. Oh, M. Mahato, R. Tabassian, H. Yoo, S.-G. Lee, M. Garai, K. J. Kim, and I.-K. Oh. Nature Communications volume 15(1), 435 (2024) [PDF] [DOI] [PubMed]

Electrochemical Performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite under Tensile Loading
L. Napollion and K. J. Kim. Smart Materials and Structures 32(9), 095025 (2023) [PDF] [DOI]

On the mechanism of performance improvement of electroactive polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel actuators via conductive fillers
Z. Frank and K. J. Kim. Scientific Reports 12(1), 10316 (2022) [PDF] [DOI] [PubMed]

A robotic multiple-shape-memory ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC) actuator: modeling approach
Q. Shen, T. Stalbaum, N. Minaian, I.-K. Oh, and K. J. Kim. Smart Materials and Structures 28(1), 015009 (2019) [PDF] [DOI]

Experimental Study of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites in Various Cation Forms: Actuation Behavior
M. Shahinpoor and K. J. Kim. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials 10(6), 423-436 (2002) [DOI]

Solid-state Soft Actuator Exhibiting Large Electromechanical Effect
M. Shahinpoor and K. J. Kim. Applied Physics Letter 80(18), 3445-3447 (2002) [DOI]

Electric Activation of Artificial Muscles Containing Polyacrylonitrile Gel Fibers
H. B. Schreyer, N. Gebhart, K. J. Kim, and M. Shahinpoor. Biomacromolecules 1(4), 642-647 (2000) [DOI] [PubMed]