Polyurethane actuators using bending piezoelectricity and bending electrostriction

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-104

  Watanabe, Masashi ^a   Hirai, Toshihiro ^a   Ueda, Tsutomu ^b   Suzuki, Makoto ^b   Amaike, Yoichi ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nitta Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELECTROSTRICTION; MONOLAYERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYURETHANES;

BENDING ACTUATORS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0343431515     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/VD73-LK7A-9684-3YJG     Document Type: Article

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