Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films for Building Energetic Walking Devices

Abstract

Fast and powerful: A polyelectrolyte multilayer film was used to fabricate a humidity-responsive actuator that can drive a walking device carrying a load 120 times heavier than the actuator to walk steadily on a ratchet substrate under periodic alternation of the relative humidity (RH) between 11 and 40 % (see picture). NOA 63: Norland Optical Adhesive 63, PAA: poly(acrylic acid), PAH: poly(allylamine hydrochloride). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.