Piezoelectric properties of vinylidene fluoride oligomer for use in medical tactile sensor applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-96

  Takashima, Kazuto ^a   Horie, Satoshi ^b   Mukai, Toshiharu ^a   Ishida, Kenji ^c   Matsushige, Kazumi ^b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Piezoresponse; Stress rate; Tactile sensor; Vinylidene fluoride oligomer

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; COPOLYMERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PIEZOELECTRICITY; REMANENCE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PIEZORESPONSE; STRESS RATE; TACTILE SENSORS; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE OLIGOMERS;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 42949101233     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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