Electroactive polymers as an enabling materials technology

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 553-564

  Bar Cohen, Y ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Biologically inspired technologies; Biomimetics; Electroactive polymers; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; DIAPHRAGMS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; LOUDSPEAKERS; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; SCIENCE FICTION;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 34848833541     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO141     Document Type: Article

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