Manufacture of bulk magnetorheological elastomers using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 21, Issue 28-29, 2007, Pages 5010-5017

  Woods, B K S ^a   Wereley, N ^a   Hoffmaster, R ^a   Nersessian, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Techno Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Field dependent stiffness; Magnetorheological elastomers; VARTM

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849018463     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979207045967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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