Development of electroactive silicate nanocomposites prepared for use as ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC's) artificial muscles and sensors

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 387-394

  Nam, J D ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Choi, H R ^a   Kim, H M ^a   Jeon, J W ^a   Paquette, J ^b   Kim, Kwang J ^b   Tak, Y S ^c   Xu, H ^d  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY; CRYSTAL LATTICES; IONOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; SENSORS; SILICATES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC);

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0036031058     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475187     Document Type: Article

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