Edwin Jager

TL;DR: The current status of polypyrrole-gold bilayer actuators that bend out of the plane of the wafer have been microfabricated in the laboratory, outlining the methods used to fabricate them.

TL;DR: A fabrication method for creating individually addressable and controllable polypyrrole-gold microactuators was developed, and a micrometer-size manipulator, or microrobotic arm, was fabricated, making the micRORobot an excellent tool for single-cell manipulation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices is provided. And a short discussion of structural polymers that are extending the range of micro-fabrication techniques available to designers and production engineers beyond the limitations of silicon fabrication technology is presented.

TL;DR: Using the peripheral auditory system, it is shown that out of a diverse population of cells, the device can selectively stimulate nerve cells responding to a specific neurotransmitter, achieved by precise electronic control of electrophoretic migration through a polymer film.

TL;DR: The feasibility of wearable, soft artificial muscles made by weaving and knitting, with tunable force and strain, is demonstrated by combining one of humankind’s oldest technologies, textile processing, with electroactive polymers.