Reciprocating power generation in a chemically driven synthetic muscle

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Howse, Jonathan R ^a   Topham, Paul ^a   Crook, Colin J ^a   Gleeson, Anthony J ^b   Bras, Wim ^c   Jones, Richard A L ^a   Ryan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; DEFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PH EFFECTS;

CHEMICAL MOTOR; MACROSCOPIC MOTION; NANOSCOPIC HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS; SYNTHETIC MUSCLE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

METHYLMETHACRYLATE METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; METHYLMETHACRYLATE-METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; GEL; MUSCLE; PH;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; GELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUSCLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 31544473169     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl0520617     Document Type: Article

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