Name
Title | ||
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Silicone made contractile dielectric elastomer actuators inside 3-Tesla MRI environment |
Abstract | ||
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New actuators are greatly demanded today in order to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)- compatible mechatronic systems capable of extended and improved capabilities. They are particularly needed for MRI- guided interventional or rehabilitation procedures. Actuators based on dielectric elastomers, a specific class of electroactive polymers, appear as suitable candidates for new MRI- compatible technologies, due to their intrinsic material properties and working principle. This paper presents the first investigation on the MRI compatibility of a recently developed linear contractile actuator made of a silicone elastomer. The assessed absence of any degradation of both the actuator electromechanical performance in the MRI environment and the quality of images acquired from a phantom demonstrated the MRI compatibility of the actuator. These results suggest the suitability of this soft actuation technology as a possible new entry in the class of MRI compatible mechatronic systems. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2008 | 10.1109/IROS.2008.4651064 | Nice |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
actuators,elastomers,magnetic resonance imaging,materials properties,mechatronics,3-Tesla MRI environment,MRI-compatible mechatronic systems,MRI-guided interventional procedure,MRI-guided rehabilitation procedure,contractile dielectric elastomer actuator,dielectric elastomers,electroactive polymers,electromechanical performance,intrinsic material properties,linear contractile actuator,magnetic resonance imaging,silicone,Actuator,MRI compatibility,MRI-compatible,contractile,dielectric elastomer,electroactive polymer,folded,silicone | Biomedical engineering,Computer science,Imaging phantom,Silicone,Electroactive polymers,Dielectric elastomers,Mechatronics,Elastomer,Magnetic resonance imaging,Actuator | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
978-1-4244-2057-5 | 1 | 0.36 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 4 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Carpi | 1 | 68 | 13.59 |
| Azadeh Khanicheh | 2 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Constantinos Mavroidis | 3 | 124 | 23.54 |
| Danilo De Rossi | 4 | 311 | 55.41 |