Study of the mechanism electromechanical conversion in a polyelectrolyte gels - towards the creation of artificial muscles

The article is devoted to the study of the behavior of polyelectrolyte gels acrylic in an electric field. It is shown that the gels in response to electrical stimulus can convert it into a mechanical response (to perform mechanical work), to change the configuration to contract, similarly to what occurs when the muscle contraction. Therefore, these materials are promising in the field of artificial muscle.