Actuation of Tunable Elastomeric Pores: Resistance Measurements and Finite Element Modelling

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-163

  Willmott, G R ^a,b   Chaturvedi, R ^a   Cummins, S J W ^a,c   Groenewegen, L G ^d  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d Izon Science Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coulter counter; Elastomer; Hyperelastic; Tunable pore; Tunable resistive pulse sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894503807     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-013-9795-5     Document Type: Article

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