Passive mechanical properties of polypyrrole films: A continuum, poroelastic model

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 5, Issue 2 C, 1997, Pages 101-109

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polypyrrole; Poroelastic model

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYPYRROLE; POROELASTIC THEORY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0031354367     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4931(97)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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