Electromechanically Active Polymers A Concise Reference /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carpi, Federico (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series
• Subjects: Materials science.; Polymers.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Mechatronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Engineering > Materials.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Polymer Sciences.; Biomedical Engineering.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Materials Engineering.

This book provides a comprehensive and clearly structured introduction to the broad field of transducers and artificial muscles based on electromechanically active polymers (EAP), the goal being to present basic concepts and established knowledge in an accessible form. Its tutorial style and structu...