Development of artificial muscles based on electroactive ionomeric polymer-metal composites

Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 478-483

  Hirano, Laos A ^a   Escote, Márcia T ^a   Martins Filho, Luiz S ^a   Mantovani, Gerson L ^a   Scuracchio, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Biomimetics; Electroactive polymers; Flexible actuators; Ionomeric polymer metal composites

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOMIMETICS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MUSCLE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; CONTEXTUALIZE; ELECTRO ACTIVES; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR; IONOMERIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE; IONOMERIC POLYMERS; MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS; MUSCLE-BASED; POLYMER/METAL COMPOSITES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; METAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79956204388     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01259.x     Document Type: Article

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