Steerable microcatheters actuated by embedded conducting polymer structures

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 292-300

  Della Santa, A ^a   Mazzoldi, A ^a   De Rossi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROMECHANOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRON CONJUGATED CONDUCTING POLYMERS; EMBEDDED CONDUCTING POLYMER STRUCTURES; IONIC CONDUCTOR SOLID POLYELECTROLYTE; STEERABLE MICROCATHETERS;

CATHETERS;

EID: 0030145429     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389x9600700309     Document Type: Article

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