A tactile sensor for biomedical applications based on IPMCs

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1486-1493

  Bonomo, Claudia ^b   Brunetto, Paola ^b   Fortuna, Luigi ^a,b   Giannone, Pietro ^b   Graziani, Salvatore ^a,b   Strazzeri, Salvatore ^b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active probe; Actuators; Catheterism; Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC); Sensors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; METALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; SENSORS;

BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE (IPMC); LOW COSTS; LOW POWERS; ORDER-OF MAGNITUDES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; SURGICAL RESECTION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TACTILE SENSORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 47849118929     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.920723     Document Type: Article

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