This article describes a fast and simple manufacturing process of ionic electromechanically active composite materials for actuators in biomedical, biomimetic and soft robotics applications. The key fabrication steps, their importance for the actuators' final properties, and some of the main characterization techniques are described in detail.
Rinne, P., Põldsalu, I., Ratas, H. K., Kruusamäe, K., Johanson, U., Tamm, T., Põhako-Esko, K., Punning, A., Peikolainen, A., Kaasik, F., Must, I., van den Ende, D., Aabloo, A. Fabrication of Carbon-Based Ionic Electromechanically Active Soft Actuators. J. Vis. Exp. (158), e61216, doi:10.3791/61216 (2020).