Molecular springs and muscles: Progress toward augmented electromechanical actuation

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 777-781

  Almutairi, Adah ^a   Yoon, Kunsang ^a   Tham, Fook ^a   Marsella, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphenylbithiophene; Electromechanical actuation; Helicity; Molecular muscle; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645688625     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/pac200678040777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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