Synthetic muscle actuators: Applications in ultrasonic imaging and optical beam steering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4236, Issue , 2001, Pages 49-57

  Zara, J M ^a   Gentry, K L ^a   Bobbio, S M ^a   Smith, S W ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracardiac ultrasound; MEMS actuators; Optical beam steering

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CAPACITORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER BEAMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SCANNING; SILICON WAFERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

INTEGRATED FORCE ARRAYS (IFA); SPIRAL WOUND TRANSDUCERS (SWT); SYNTHETIC MUSCLE ACTUATORS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 0034985685     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.418779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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