Integration of micro artificial muscle cells using electro-conjugate fluid

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 348-353

  Takemura, Kenjiro ^a   Yajima, Fumiya ^a   Yokota, Shinichi ^a   Edamura, Kazuya ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CEO of New Technology Management Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional fluids; Micro actuators; Soft actuators

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CELLS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MICROACTUATORS;

FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS; SOFT ACTUATORS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 43549110931     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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