Controlled actuation of Nafion-based ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) with ethylene glycol as solvent

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5385, Issue , 2004, Pages 159-163

  Zamani, Shahram ^a   Nemat Nasser, Sia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING DEFORMATION; ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC);

ACTUATORS; ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; GLYCOLS; IONOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SENSORS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 8844251585     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.539075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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