A novel method of manufacturing three-dimensional ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) biomimetic sensors, actuators and artificial muscles

Polymer

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 797-802

  Kim, Kwang J ^a,b,c   Shahinpoor, Mohsen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Environmental Robots Incorporated   (United States)

^c Department of Computer Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Biomimetic sensors; Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SENSORS; SOLVENTS;

IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC);

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ION; METAL; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FORCE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; METHODOLOGY; THICKNESS;

COMPOSITE; MEDICAL TEXTILE; POLYMER;

EID: 0035941084     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(01)00648-6     Document Type: Article

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