Preparation and Performance Test of Poly Vinyl Chloride Gel Artificial Muscle

Using direct ink wrinting, this paper trys to realize the integrated printing of PVC gel actuator. The aim is to open up a new way to solve the inherent problems of traditional manufacturing methods and lay a foundation for the wider application of this new artificial muscle material. The basic structure of electroactive PVC gel actuator is the sandwich structure. In order to get good actuating performance, this structure generally needs at least four kinds of materials with different characteristics for four different layers, including core layer, electrode layer, sacrificial layer and insulation layer. Therefore, this paper first explores the preparation and performance characterization of printing inks for these four materials, then studies the printing methods of core layer and electrode layer respectively, and discusses the effects of printing process parameters and structural parameters on printing accuracy and actuating performance.