Artificial muscles based on polypyrrole actuators with large strain and stress induced electrically

Polymer Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-161

  Hara, Susumu ^a   Zama, Tetsuji ^a,b   Takashima, Wataru ^b   Kaneto, Keiichi ^b  

^a EAMEX Co   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; Conducting polymer actuator; Electroactive polymer; Electrochemical strain; Electrochemical stress; Electrochemomechanical deformation; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; ROBOTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; STRAIN; STRESSES; TITANIUM;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; METHYL BENZOATE; POLYPYRROLE ACTUATORS; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 1842482490     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.36.151     Document Type: Article

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