Electrically induced anisotropic contraction of polypyrrole films

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 135-136, Issue , 2003, Pages 45-46

  Okuzaki, H ^a   Hattori, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuator; Artificial muscle; Contraction; Electric field; Polypyrrole; Sorption of water vapor

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE; PLASTIC FILMS; SHRINKAGE; SORPTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANISOTROPIC CONTRACTION; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; POLYPYRROLE FILMS; SORPTION OF WATER VAPOR;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 23044447154     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(02)00653-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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