Polypyrrole/gold bilayer microactuators: Response time and temperature effects

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6168, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Christophersen, Marc ^a   Smela, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilayer; Micro actuator; Polypyrrole; Response time; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CAMERAS; CHARACTERIZATION; GOLD; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REDUCTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BILAYER; MICRO-ACTUATOR; RESPONSE TIME;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 33745810193     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.657192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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