Molecular actuators - Designing actuating materials at the molecular level

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 692-695

  Yu, Hsiao Hua ^a,b   Swager, Timothy M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Artificial muscle; Molecular mechanical responses

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONOMERS; MUSCLE; PLASTIC FILMS; THIN FILMS;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; MOLECULAR ACTUATORS; MOLECULAR MECHANICAL RESPONSES; MYOSIN;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 9244263032     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.833141     Document Type: Article

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