Electrostrictive properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer: Effects of urethane type and soft-hard segment composition

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1119-1127

  Petcharoen, K ^a   Sirivat, A ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis force; Electromechanical properties; Electrostriction; Flexible actuators; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

DIELECTROPHORESIS FORCE; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN STRENGTHS; ELECTROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR; STORAGE MODULUS SENSITIVITY; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS;

ACTUATORS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROSTRICTION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHERS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 84877578390     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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