Tunable carbon nanotube ionic polymer actuators that are operable in dry conditions

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Yip, Joanne ^a   Ding, Feng ^a   Yick, Kit Lun ^a   Yuen, Chun Wah Marcus ^a   Lee, Ting Ting ^a   Choy, Wing Hang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Actuator; Carbon nanotubes; Ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC); Nafion

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; DRY CONDITION; DRY ENVIRONMENT; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; HIGH HUMIDITY; INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS; IONIC POLYMER ACTUATORS; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; MATRIX; NAFION; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; SPONGELIKE STRUCTURE;

ACTUATORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 84856712172     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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