Review of Artificial Muscle Based on Contractile Polymers

dc.creator	Brock, David L.
dc.date	2004-10-08T20:28:57Z
dc.date	2004-10-08T20:28:57Z
dc.date	1991-11-01
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-09T02:46:07Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-09T02:46:07Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10-09
dc.identifier	AIM-1330
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/6580
dc.identifier.uri	http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description	An artificial muscle with strength and speed equal to that of a human muscle may soon be possible. Polymer gels exhibit abrubt volume changes in response to variations in their external conditions -- shrinking or swelling up to 1000 times their original volume. Through the conversion of chemical or electrical energy into mechanical work, a number of devices have already been constructed which produce forces up to 100N/cm2 and contraction rates on the order of a second. Through the promise of an artificial muscle is real, many fundamental physical and engineering questions remain before the extent or limit of these devices is known.
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dc.language	en_US
dc.relation	AIM-1330
dc.title	Review of Artificial Muscle Based on Contractile Polymers

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