Conducting polymers as simultaneous sensor-actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fernández Otero, Toribio ^a   Vázquez, Gemma ^a   Valero, Laura ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actuators; Amperometric sensors; Artificial muscles; Concentration sensors; Current sensors; Electrical energy; Linear movements; Reactive materials; Sensing materials; Temperature sensors

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION SENSORS; CURRENT SENSORS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; REACTIVE MATERIALS; SENSING MATERIAL; SENSING MATERIALS;

ACTUATORS; ANODES; CATHODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; MUSCLE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; OXIDATION; POLYPYRROLES; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

AMPEROMETRIC SENSORS;

EID: 77953233955     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.846095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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