A theoretical study of the hyperelasticity of electro-gels

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2037, 2003, Pages 2121-2130

  Voltairas, P A ^a   Fotiadis, D I ^a   Massalas, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Biomimetic materials; Electro gels; Hyperelasticity; MEMS

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1542620848     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1124     Document Type: Article

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