Microfabrication of PPy microactuators and other conjugated polymer devices

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-18

  Smela, Elisabeth ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DEPOSITION; ENERGY GAP; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYPYRROLES;

CONJUGATED POLYMER DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION; POLYPYRROLE MICROACTUATORS;

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 0033097692     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/9/1/001     Document Type: Article

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