Electroactuation of alkoxysilane-functionalized polyferrocenylsilane microfibers

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3236-3237

  McDowell, Jeffrey J ^a   Zacharia, Nicole S ^a,b   Puzzo, Danny ^a   Manners, Ian ^c   Ozin, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS AND SENSORS; ALKOXY SILANE GROUP; ALKOXYSILANES; ANODIC POTENTIALS; BUTYROLACTONES; COMPLEX POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; CROSS-LINKABLE; CYTOSKELETAL STRESS; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; ELECTROACTIVE; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INDIUM TIN OXIDE SUBSTRATES; MECHANICAL SIGNALS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROFIBERS; MICROSWITCHES; POLYFERROCENYLSILANES; SHAPE MEMORY; SOLVENT MOLECULES; SULFONIC ACID; TRANSPORT OF CHARGE;

ACTUATORS; ANODIC OXIDATION; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTROSPINNING; ITO GLASS; LITHIUM; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRESSES; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

FIBERS;

ALKOXYSILANE; ORGANOSILICON DERIVATIVE; POLYFERROCENYLSILANE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROSPINNING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 77950494257     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9089236     Document Type: Article

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