Performance of PMMA-PnBA-PMMA dielectric film actuator with controllable phase morphology

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 300-306

  Jang, Yeonju ^a   Kato, Toshinori ^b   Ueki, Takamitsu ^a   Hirai, Toshihiro ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURARAY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrylic triblock copolymers; Actuators

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PHASE; CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; ELECTROMECHANICAL RESPONSE; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; METHYL METHACRYLATES; N-BUTYL ACRYLATE; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; RAPID DEFORMATION; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS;

ACETONE; ACRYLICS; ACTUATORS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ESTERS; MORPHOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 79957705173     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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