Assessment of multi-layer piezoelectric actuator technology for middle-ear implants

Mechatronics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-17

  Wang, Z G ^a   Abel, E W ^a   Mills, R P ^b   Liu, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing implant; Piezoelectric actuator; Temporal bone; Vibration measurement

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HARMONIC DISTORTION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HEARING IMPLANTS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0036466622     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4158(00)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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