Characterization and modelling of a conducting polymer muscle-like linear actuator

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-34

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILMS; MODELS; POLYMERS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

BENZENSULPHONATE ANIONS; BIOMIMETIC PROPERTIES; IONIC SPECIES; LINEAR ACTUATOR; LIQUID ELECTROLYTE; POLYPYRROLE FILM;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0031076760     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/6/1/003     Document Type: Article

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