Ionic polymer-metal composites: Manufacturing techniques

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4695, Issue , 2002, Pages 210-219

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

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

^b Environmental Robots Incorporated   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; IONOMERS; MUSCLE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POSITIVE IONS;

IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC);

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036031149     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475166     Document Type: Article

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