| Description |
443 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to ionic polymers, intelligent gels and artificial muscles -- Ionic polymer-metal nano-composites (IPMNC's) artificial muscles: fundamentals -- Manufacturing techniques for ionic polymer-metal nano-composite (IMPMN's) artificial muscles -- Ionic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) chemo-electro mechanical artificial muscles/nano muscles -- PAMPS gel artificial muscles -- Modeling and simulation for ionic polymer-metal nano-composites (IPMNC's) as biomimetic distributed nano-sensors, nano-actuators, nano-transducers and artificial muscles -- Sensing, transduction, feedback control and robotic applications of artificial muscles -- Conductive polymers as artificial muscles -- Medical and industrial applications of ionic polymer-metal nano-composites |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nanotechnology.
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Muscles.
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Artificial organs.
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Biomimetic polymers.
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Polymers -- chemistry.
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Artificial Organs.
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Biomimetic Materials.
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Electrophysiology -- methods.
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Muscles -- physiology.
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Nanostructures.
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| Author |
Kim, Kwang J.
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Mojarrad, Mehran.
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| LC no. |
2006027040 |
| ISBN |
9781584887133 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1584887133 hardcover alkaline paper |
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