title: Extraordinarily large swelling energy of iodine-treated poly(vinyl alcohol) demonstrated by jump of a film.
abstract: Organic material characteristics of volume change and stress generation have attracted the attention of many researchers aiming to develop chemomechanical systems such as artificial muscles and polymer engines having the advantages of high energy density and silent operation. Although polymer gels offer a relatively large actuator stroke, their mechanical properties are relatively poor and the working temperature is relatively low, often limited by the evaporation of liquid if contained. We have developed an iodine-treated poly(vinyl alcohol) having extraordinarily large vapor-induced deswelling stress reaching 59 MPa, which is one to two orders of magnitude greater than those of ordinary polymer gels. Furthermore, this material has extremely large volumetric and gravimetric energy densities reaching 1.3 × 106J m-3and 9.6 × 102J kg-1, respectively, and an elastic modulus of a few GPa and is heat-resistant to at least 200 °C. The high performance of this material can be demonstrated by a jump of a film. © 2014 The Authors. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys.2014,52, 1357-1365.
authors: Tokyo Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc., 1-1 Niijuku 6-Chome Katsushika-Ku, Tokyo, 125-8601, Japan.
authors: Tatsuro
authors: T
authors: Takamura
authors: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-34 O-Okayama Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan.
authors: Kazuya
authors: K
authors: Nozawa
authors: Department of Technology Management for Innovation, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors: Yoshiki
authors: Y
authors: Sugimoto
authors: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-34 O-Okayama Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan.
authors: Masatoshi
authors: M
authors: Shioya
keywords: actuators; fibers; films; mechanical properties; poly(vinyl alcohol); swelling