Electrostriction of polymer dielectrics with compliant electrodes as a means of actuation

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-85

  Pelrine, Ronald E ^a   Kornbluh, Roy D ^a   Joseph, Jose P ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Compliant electrodes; Electrostrictive polymers

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; COATING TECHNIQUES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTRICTION; IONIC CONDUCTION; WETTING;

COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; ELASTOMERIC POLYMER DIELECTRICS; POWDERED GRAPHITE;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0031647457     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01657-9     Document Type: Article

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