Bending actuation of a composite liquid crystal elastomer via direct Joule heating

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 646-651

  Greco, F ^a   Domenici, V ^b   Assaf, T ^a   Romiti, S ^c   Mattoli, V ^a  

^a Center for Micro BioRobotics at SSSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-PLASMA TREATMENT; BENDING ACTUATION; BENDING ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE ACTUATOR; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; DROP CASTING; ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; MONODOMAINS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; PEDOT:PSS; SURFACE WETTABILITY; THERMAL ACTUATION; THERMO-RESPONSIVE; THIN LAYERS;

ACTUATORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEATING; JOULE HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SILICONES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84867422734     PISSN: 21551774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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