Electrostriction in field-structured composites: Basis for a fast artificial muscle?

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4273-4280

  Martin, James E ^a   Anderson, Robert A ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROSTRICTION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PERMITTIVITY; PROSTHETICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

ELECTROSTRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FIELD-STRUCTURED COMPOSITES (FSC);

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032613585     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479725     Document Type: Article

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