Progress of experimental characterization and micromechanistic modeling of actuation of ionic polymer metal composites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 32-41

  Nemat Nasser, Sia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HYDRATION; IONOMERS; NEGATIVE IONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036028327     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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