Microstructured elastomeric electromechanical film transducer

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 389-395

  Whitehead, Lorne A ^a   Bolleman, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ULTRASONIC CLEANING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ELASTOMERIC ELECTROMECHANICAL FILM TRANSDUCER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

TRANSDUCERS;

ELASTOMER;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FILM; IMPEDANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0031972802     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.421119     Document Type: Article

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