A Review of Ionic Polymeric Soft Actuators and Sensors

Soft Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-52

  Bahramzadeh, Yousef ^a   Shahinpoor, Mohsen ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

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EID: 84994171893     PISSN: 21695172     EISSN: 21695180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2013.0006     Document Type: Review

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