Characterization of the mechanical properties of microscale elastomeric membranes

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 653-658

  Khoo, Hwa Seng ^a   Liu, Kuo Kang ^b   Tseng, Fan Gang ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bending to stretching transition; Linear elastic; Shaft load test; Silicon rubber membranes; Viscoelastic; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PRECISION BALANCES;

ELASTIC SOLUTION; ELASTOMERIC MEMBRANES; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; MICROFABRICATION; ULTRA-PRECISION INSTRUMENT;

ELASTOMERS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 24144456189     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/3/005     Document Type: Article

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