Design rules for creating sensing and self-actuating microcapsules

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-211

  Kolmakov, German V ^a   Yashin, Victor V ^a   Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; Computer modeling; Microcapsules; Self propelled particles; Soft active materials

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMIMETICS; POLYMERS;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; ARTIFICIAL CELL; COMPUTER MODELING; MICROCAPSULES; SELF-PROPELLED PARTICLES;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 79953073619     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2011.7.3.199     Document Type: Article

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