Biocompatible composite actuator: A supramolecular structure consisting of the biopolymer chitosan, carbon nanotubes, and an ionic liquid

Advanced Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 3745-3748

  Lu, Luhua ^a,b   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; COMPOSITE ACTUATOR; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; LOW VOLTAGES; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ACTUATORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; IONIC LIQUIDS;

SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHITOSAN; IONIC LIQUID; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHITOSAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 77956376648     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201001134     Document Type: Article

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