Actuators and Their Applications

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has published about 150 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 60 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators. Rajender Boddula, PhD, is currently working for the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative (CAS-PIFI) at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST, Beijing). He has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He is also serving as an editorial board member for several reputed international peer-reviewed journals. He has published edited books with numerous publishers. Abdullah M. Asiri is the Head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University and the founder and Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR). He is placed on list of prestigious highly cited (Hi-Ci) researchers' of the year 2018 powered by Web of Science. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple scientific journals and is the Vice President of the Saudi Chemical Society (Western Province Branch). He holds multiple patents, has authored many books, more than one thousand publications in international journals, and multiple book chapters.

• Preface xi 1 Piezoelectric Actuators and Their Applications 1N. Suresh Kumar, R. Padma Suvarna, K. Chandra Babu Naidu, S. Ramesh, M.S.S.R.K.N. Sarma, H. Manjunatha, Ramyakrishna Pothu and Rajender Boddula2 Design Considerations for Shape Memory Alloy-Based Control Applications 17Josephine Selvarani Ruth D and Glory Rebekah Selvamani D3 Actuators in Mechatronics 33Akubude, Vivian C., Ogunlade, Clement A. and Adeleke, Kehinde M4 Actuators Based on Hydrogels 45Alexis Wolfel and Marcelo R. Romero5 Smart Polymer-Based Chemical Sensors 75Dnyandeo Pawar, Ch. N. Rao and Peijiang Cao6 Shape Memory Actuators 139Sithara Gopinath, Dr. Suresh Mathew and Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Nair7 Stimuli-Responsive Conducting Polymer Composites: Recent Progress and Future Prospects 159 Ajahar Khan and Khalid A. Alamry8 Fluid Power Actuators 187Mohanraj Thangamuthu, Tamilarasi Thangamuthu, Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Moganapriya Chinnasamy and Rajasekar Rathinasamy9 Conducting Polymer/Hydrogel Systems as Soft Actuators 211Yahya A. Ismail, A. K Shabeeba, Madari Palliyalil Sidheekha and Lijin RajanIndex 253