McKibben artificial muscle using shape-memory polymer

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 116-124

  Takashima, Kazuto ^a,b   Rossiter, Jonathan ^a,c   Mukai, Toshiharu ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glass transition temperature; McKibben artificial muscle; Shape fixity; Shape recovery; Shape memory polymer

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MCKIBBEN ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; SHAPE FIXITY; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS; SHAPE RECOVERY;

ACTUATORS; GLASS; MUSCLE; POLYMERS; RESINS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 78249237193     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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