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Dr. Zheng Chen

at Univ of Houston

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2022 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Design, fabrication, and characterization of dielectric elastomer actuator enabled cuff compression device

Rahul Venkatraman, Theophilus Kaaya, Helio Tchipoque, Kim Cluff, Ramazan Asmatulu, Ryan Amick, Zheng Chen

Proceedings Volume 12042, 1204205 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613250

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Protactinium, Blood circulation, Arteries, Electrodes, Blood, Actuators, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Silicon, Resistors

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Paper

A study of water electrolysis using ionic polymer-metal composite for solar energy storage

Alicia Keow, Zheng Chen

Proceedings Volume 10171, 1017104 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262204

KEYWORDS: Platinum, Etching, Wind energy, Electrons, Gases, Solar energy, Polymers, Hydrogen, Solar energy systems, Composites, Polymer thin films, Energy conversion efficiency, Metals, Electroplating, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2017 Presentation + Paper

Integrated sensing and actuation of dielectric elastomer actuator

Zhihang Ye, Zheng Chen

Proceedings Volume 10163, 101630C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262358

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Neural networks, Neurons, Artificial muscles, Biomimetics, Actuators, Dielectrics, Artificial neural networks, Sensing systems, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Adaptive optics, Fourier transforms, Evolutionary algorithms, Electroactive polymers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2015 Paper

Bio-inspired artificial muscle structure for integrated sensing and actuation

Zhihang Ye, Md. Shahnewaz Sabit Faisal, Ramazan Asmatulu, Zheng Chen

Proceedings Volume 9430, 943024 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085882

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Carbon, Energy efficiency, Resistance, Electrodes, Biomimetics, Capacitance, Mechanical sensors, Artificial muscles, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2015 Paper

Electrical properties of nanoscale metallic thin films on dielectric elastomer at various strain rates

Md. Shahnewaz Sabit Faisal, Zhihang Ye, Zheng Chen, Ramazan Asmatulu

Proceedings Volume 9430, 943031 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179006

KEYWORDS: Gold, Thin films, Dielectrics, Coating, Electrodes, Resistance, Metals, Thin film coatings, Artificial muscles, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2014 Paper

Antibacterial polyelectrolyte-coated Mg alloys for biomedical applications

Md. Seraz, R. Asmatulu, Z. Chen, M. Ceylan, A. Mahapatro, S.Y. Yang

Proceedings Volume 9060, 90600J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2047255

KEYWORDS: Magnesium, Coating, Corrosion, Bacteria, Ultraviolet radiation, Resistance, Bioalcohols, Scanning electron microscopy, Biomedical optics, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 2014 Paper

Artificial muscles of dielectric elastomers attached to artificial tendons of functionalized carbon fibers

Zhihang Ye, Md. Shahnewaz Sabit Faisal, Ramazan Asmatulu, Zheng Chen

Proceedings Volume 9056, 905616 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2047212

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Carbon, Dielectrics, Artificial muscles, Robotics, Energy efficiency, Particles, Biomimetics, Electroactive polymers, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2011 Paper

Ionic polymer-metal composite enabled robotic manta ray

Zheng Chen, Tae I. Um, Hilary Bart-Smith

Proceedings Volume 7976, 797637 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880452

KEYWORDS: Robotics, Actuators, Polymers, Ions, Composites, Kinematics, Biomimetics, Lithium, Artificial muscles, Polymeric actuators

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

MEMS-based fabrication of multiple-degree-of-freedom ionic polymer-metal composite actuators

Zheng Chen, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76420X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847460

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Platinum, Plasma etching, Plasma, Aluminum, Photomasks, Electrodes, Etching, Polymers, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 6 April 2009 Paper

Modeling of robotic fish propelled by an ionic polymer-metal composite caudal fin

Zheng Chen, Stephan Shatara, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 7287, 72871M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815789

KEYWORDS: Robotics, Motion models, Actuators, Polymers, Composites, Resistance, Prototyping, Electrodes, Americium, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 April 2009 Paper

Nonlinear capacitance of ionic polymer-metal composites

Zheng Chen, Dawn Rochelle Hedgepeth, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 7287, 728715 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815792

KEYWORDS: Capacitance, Resistance, Polymers, Circuit switching, Numerical analysis, Ions, Diffusion, Composites, Electrodes, Radium

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 2008 Paper

A scalable dynamic model for ionic polymer-metal composite actuators

Zheng Chen, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 6927, 69270I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776508

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Actuators, Data modeling, Statistical modeling, Polymers, Composites, Electrodes, Systems modeling, Polymeric actuators, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 8 April 2008 Paper

Design of integrated IPMC/PVDF sensory actuator and its application to feedback control

Zheng Chen, Ki-Yong Kwon, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 6932, 69321O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776533

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Ferroelectric polymers, Actuators, Feedback control, Amplifiers, Composites, Thermal sensing, Environmental sensing, Capacitive coupling, Interference (communication)

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2006 Paper

Hybrid IPMC/PVDF structure for simultaneous actuation and sensing

Zheng Chen, Yantao Shen, Jason Malinak, Ning Xi, Xiaobo Tan

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61681L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658675

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric polymers, Sensors, Amplifiers, Actuators, Signal processing, Circuit switching, Polymers, Electroactive polymers, Composites, Algorithm development

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