Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric NanocompositesSmart materials are the way of the future in a variety of fields, from biomedical engineering and chemistry to nanoscience, nanotechnology, and robotics. Featuring an interdisciplinary approach to smart materials and structures, Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites thoroughly reviews the existing knowledge of |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Ionic Polymers Ionic Gels and Artificial Muscles | 1 |
Fundamentals | 23 |
Manufacturing Techniques | 61 |
Chapter 4 Ionic Polyacrylonitrile Chemoelectromechanical Artificial MusclesNanomuscles | 119 |
Chapter 5 PAMPS Gel Artificial Muscles | 221 |
Chapter 6 Modeling and Simulation of IPMNCs as Distributed Biomimetic Nanosensors Nanoactuators Nanotransducers and Artifical Muscles | 237 |
Chapter 7 Sensing Transduction Feedback Control and Robotic Applications of Polymeric Artifical Muscles | 293 |
Chapter 8 Conductive or Conjugated Polymers as Artifical Muscles | 323 |
Chapter 10 Epilogue and Conclusions | 371 |
Anatomy and Physiology of Human Muscle | 375 |
Muscle Mechanics | 391 |
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Back cover | 445 |
Chapter 9 Engineering Industrial and Medical Applications of Ionic PolymerMetal Nanocomposites | 329 |
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Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites Mohsen Shahinpoor Limited preview - 2021 |
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Artificial Muscles: Applications of Advanced Polymeric Nanocomposites Mohsen Shahinpoor,Kwang J. Kim,Mehran Mojarrad No preview available - 2007 |
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