A membrane actuator based on an ionic polymer network and carbon nanotubes: The synergy of ionic transport and mechanical properties

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Dai, Chi An ^a   Hsiao, Chih Chun ^a   Weng, Shih Chun ^a   Kao, An Cheng ^a   Liu, Chien Pan ^a   Tsai, Wei Bor ^a   Chen, Wen Shiang ^b   Liu, Wei Ming ^a,c   Shih, Wen Pin ^a   Ma, Chien Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR PERFORMANCE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BENDING ANGLE; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLEND MEMBRANES; DISPERSION QUALITY; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; IONIC POLYMER; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IONIC TRANSPORTS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOW DRIVING VOLTAGE; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE ACTUATORS; SEMI-INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; TIP FORCES; WATER UPTAKE;

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DEIONIZED WATER; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POLYMERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

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EID: 70350681827     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/8/085016     Document Type: Article

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