Chemomechanical sensors

What modifications to the work cited in this chapter could be expected to yield more specificity and selectivity in CP chemomechanical sensors ... 

All books, reviews, and entries on CPs describe the potential applications. Chandrasekhar and others ° have reviewed in comprehensive fashion the applications of CPs, including batteries sensors electro-optic and optical devices microwave- and conductivity-based technologies electrochromic devices electrochemomechanical and chemomechanical devices corrosion protection semiconductor, lithography, and electrically related applications— photovoltaics, heterojunction, and photoelectrochemical cells capacitors electrolytic and electroless metal plating CP-based molecular electronic devices catalysis and delivery of drugs and chemicals membranes and LEDs. 

CHEMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ORDERED CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS AND THEIR PROSPECTS IN ACOUSTIC GAS SENSORICS... 

Ordered arrays of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on various substrates [1] seem to be one of the most promising materials of current nanotechnology. Individual tubes in such arrays are bonded by the strong Van der Waals interactions which can be affected significantly by external molecules adsorbed to the inter-nanotubes space. This leads to high value chemomechanical effect of adsorption in CNT array based nanoelectronic structures which can be used in nanosensorics for the development of chemical sensor elements with acoustic pickup [2]. 

Choe, K. Kim, K.J. 2006, Polyacrylonitrile linear actuators chemomechanical and electro-chemomechanical properties . Sensors <6 Actuators A.Physical, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 165-172. 

Chemomechanical systems based on a synthetic polymer network gel are the only artificial systems able to convert chemical energy directly into mechanical work. Gels are soft with respect to their environments. Machines made of metal or silicon operate as closed systems. They do not adapt to changes in their operating conditions unless a separate sensor system or a human operator is at the controls. 

Choe, K. and Kim, K. J. (2006) Polyacrylonitrile linear actuators Chemomechanical and electro-chemomechanical properties. Sensors and Actuators A, 126, 165-72. 

There are many plication possibilities, including use in artificial muscles, switches, sensors, and medical devices. The chemomechanical polymer gels introduced here are discussed based on which stimulus creates the driving force. 

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