University of British Columbia
Tissaphern Mirfakhrai
Research Interests
Ultra Strong Fibers
CNTs are very strong, so why not assemble them to form ultra-strong fibers? There are several ways to do this...
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Carbon Nanotube Actuators
Electro-chemo-mechanical actuation and sensors made of macroscopic structures made of carbon nanotubes, such as fibers and yarns.
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Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Application of ab initio and finite-elements methods to simulation of actuation in single nanotubes or bundles of nanotubes.
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Other Actuators and sensors
I am also interested in other novel types of actuators, such as conducting polymer actuators, dielectric elastomer actuators, and shape memory alloys
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Telepresence Using Artificial Muscles
Using artificial muscles for haptic feedback, an operator, who remotely controls a robot, can feel the forces sensed by the robot with realistic tactile feeling.
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