Design and Static Modeling of a Semicircular Polymeric Piezoelectric Microactuator

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 106-115

  Brei, Diann E ^a   Blechschmidt, James ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038251706     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: 19410158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.186389     Document Type: Article

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