Mechanics and actuation properties of bucky gel-based electroactive polymers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 949-953

  Ceseracciu, Luca ^a   Biso, Maurizio ^a   Ansaldo, Alberto ^a   Futaba, Don N ^b   Hata, Kenji ^b   Barone, Alberto C ^a   Ricci, Davide ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Composite material; Electrochemical actuators

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION MECHANISM; ACTUATION PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

GELS;

EID: 79958145658     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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