Artificial muscle using conducting polymers

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 7-13

  Onoda, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Kato, Yoshiyuki ^a   Shonaka, Hirokazu ^a   Tada, Kazuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuator; Anisotropy; Conducting polymer; Electrochemomechanical deformation; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANISOTROPY; ELECTROLYTES; HEAT CONDUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; ELECTROCHEMOMECHANICAL DEFORMATION; IONIC TRANSFER;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 7244252830     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eej.20066     Document Type: Article

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