Ozdemir, OkanKarakuzu, RamazanSarikanat, MehmetAkar, EmineSeki, YoldasCetin, LeventSen, IbrahimGurses, Baris OguzYilmaz, Ozgun CemSever, KutlayMermer, Omer2019-10-272019-10-2720150969-02391572-882X0969-02391572-882Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-015-0581-7https://hdl.handle.net/11454/51939Electroactive behavior of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)-based actuators was investigated in this study. CMC-based films were firstly fabricated by using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide. Characterization studies of the CMC films were conducted by using Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and tensile testing. CMC-based actuator films were produced by gold coating on both surfaces of CMC-based films Polyethylene glycol (PEG) at different loadings (1, 1.5 and 2 g) was used to improve electroactive behavior of CMC based actuators. Maximum tip displacements were obtained under DC excitation voltages of 1, 3, 5 and 7 V. CMC based actuator loaded with 1.5 g PEG exhibited the largest tip displacement among other actuators for each excitation voltage. The PEG loading did not lead to considerable differences in tensile strength of CMC-based films However, Young's modulus decreased with PEG loading.en10.1007/s10570-015-0581-7info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCarboxymethylcellulosePolyethylene glycolSmart materialsMechanical propertiesArticle22318731881WOS:000354193000032N/AQ1