Characterization of electroactive behavior and of progress in developments and applications of ionic polymer gels

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 367-377

  Gülch, Rainer W ^a   Weible, Andrea ^a   Wallmersperger, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anionic polyelectrolyte; Biopolymer; Cationic polyelectolyte; Chemical stimulation; Chitosan; Donnan potential; Electrical stimulation; Electrolysis; Polyacrylamide gel; Polyacrylonitrile fibre

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIOPOLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGELS; IONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; STRAIN; SWELLING;

ELECTROACTIVE BEHAVIOR; POLYMER GELS;

GELS;

EID: 0036028290     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475184     Document Type: Article

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