Electrostrictive response of an ideal polar rubber: Comparison with experiment

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 111-119

  Davies, Geoff R ^a   Yamwong, Teerapon ^a   Voice, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Electroactive polymers; Electrostrictive polymers; Polar Elastomers; Polymer Actuators

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTRICTION; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTIC FILMS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

ELECTROSTRICTIVE POLYMERS;

SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

EID: 0036030592     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475155     Document Type: Article

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