Nanostructured Hydrogel-Carbon Nanotube Composites for Artificial Muscles

这项合作将两个团队在先进功能材料方面的专业知识结合起来，用于开发用于人造肌肉的改进型机械致动器。 这家韩国集团提供合成和天然水凝胶的关键技术。 卧龙岗团队已经开发出碳纳米管执行器的专业知识。 与现有材料相比，这种合作产生的水凝胶-纳米管混合物可能会显示出更好的性能。 改进后的执行器将用于两国正在进行的项目。

This collaboration links the expertise of the two groups in advanced functional materials for the development of improved mechanical actuators for artificial muscles. The Korean group provides key know-how in synthetic and natural hydrogels. The Wollongong team has developed expertise in carbon nanotube actuators. The hydrogel-nanotube hybrids resulting from this collaboration are likely to show improved performance compared with existing materials. The improved actuators will be utilised in on-going projects in both countries.