Development of polypyrrole-based electromechanical actuators

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-127

  Hutchison, A S ^a   Lewis, T W ^a   Moulton, S E ^a   Spinks, G M ^a   Wallace, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; PLATINUM; POLYESTERS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 0033745732     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(00)00190-9     Document Type: Article

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