Enhancing the dielectric permittivity of elastomers

Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 51-68

  Carpi, Federico ^a   Gallone, Giuseppe ^a   Galantini, Fabia ^a   De Rossi, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 84876933604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-047488-5.00006-X     Document Type: Chapter

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