Biomimetic microactuator powered by polymer swelling

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 13, Issue PART B, 2009, Pages 765-769

  Lee, Howon ^a   Xia, Chunguang ^a   Fang, Nicholas Xuanlai ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MICROACTUATORS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRESS RELAXATION; SWELLING;

3D MICRO-FABRICATION; ACTUATION MECHANISM; BIOMIMETIC POLYMERS; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; MIMOSA PUDICA; POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATES; POLYMER SWELLING; PROJECTION MICRO-STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; SPECIFIC LOCATION; TURGOR PRESSURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 70049110055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2008-67594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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