Influence of ordered morphology on the anisotropic actuation in uniaxially oriented electroactive polymer systems

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-702

  Park, Jong Keun ^a   Moore, Robert B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electroactive polymer (EAP); ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC); membrane; Nafion; orientation of ionomers

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC ACTUATION; BENDING MODULI; BENDING MOTION; DISPLACEMENT VALUE; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL; FIBRILLAR MORPHOLOGY; FIBRILLAR STRUCTURES; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE (IPMC); IONOMER MEMBRANES; MUSCLE TISSUES; NAFION; NANOSCALE MORPHOLOGY; ORIENTATION OF IONOMERS; PERFLUORINATED IONOMER; UNIAXIAL ORIENTATION; WATER SWELLING;

ANISOTROPY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; SWELLING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84862832918     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am8002268     Document Type: Article

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