Chemo-mechanical model for actuation based on biological membranes

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 863-870

  Sundaresany, Vishnu Baba ^a   Leo, Donald J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological transport; Constitutive equation; Membrane transport; Nastic materials

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROLYSIS; STRAIN; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NASTIC MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

EID: 33749042109     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06061129     Document Type: Article

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