A multilayer bending model for conducting polymer actuators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 240-246

  Du, Ping ^a   Lin, Xi ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Bending stiffness; Conducting polymer; Multilayer bending model; Polypyrrole; Work density

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY NUMBER; BENDING ACTUATORS; BENDING BEHAVIOR; BENDING CURVATURE; BENDING STIFFNESS; DOUBLE-LAYER BEAMS; ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; METAL LAYER; MULTILAYER ACTUATORS; PREDICTED ERROR; SOFT POLYMERS; SUBSTANTIAL ERRORS; SUBSTRATE POLYMERS; TRILAYERS; WORK DENSITY;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ERRORS; GOLD; METALS; MULTILAYERS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PLATINUM; POLYIMIDES; POLYPYRROLES; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77957663523     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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