This document may be downloaded, read, stored and printed for your own use within the limits of § 53 UrhG but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.Dieses Dokument darf im Rahmen von § 53 UrhG zum eigenen Gebrauch kostenfrei heruntergeladen, gelesen, gespeichert und ausgedruckt, aber nicht im Internet bereitgestellt oder an Außenstehende weitergegeben werden.Kaasik, FriedrichMust, IndrekLust, EnnJürgens, MeelisPresser, VolkerPunning, AndresTemmer, RaunoKiefer, RudolfAabloo, Alvo2016-03-242019-06-282014https://doi.org/10.34657/1536https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/4246Comparative measurements of carbon-polymer composite micro-actuators based on room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte were carried out in situ (1) in vacuum using a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope, (2) in an oxygen-free atmosphere under ambient pressure, and (3) under ambient environment. The fabricated micro-actuators sustained their actuation performance in all three environments, revealing important implications regarding their humidity-dependence. SEM observations demonstrate high stroke actuation of a device with submillimeter length, which is the typical size range of actuators desirable for medical or lab-on-chip applications.application/pdfeng530Electroactive polymersEAPcarbon-polymer compositeCPCcarbide derived carbonCDCactuatorartificial musclesmart materialArticle