A multifunctional PVDF-based tactile sensor for minimally invasive surgery

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 989-998

  Sokhanvar, S ^a   Packirisamy, M ^a   Dargahi, J ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; POLYMERS; SURGERY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

MINIATURIZATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; TACTILE SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 34547462572     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/4/006     Document Type: Article

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