Mechanical characterization of bucky gel morphing nanocomposite for actuating/sensing applications

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Ghamsari, Ali Kadkhoda ^a   Jin, Yoonyoung ^b   Woldesenbet, Eyassu ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICRO-SCALES; MORPHING; NEW APPLICATIONS; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

IONIC LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

ADHESION;

EID: 84858721991     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/4/045007     Document Type: Article

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