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Electromechanical Response of Nanostructured Polymer Systems with no Mechanical Pre-Strain
✍ Scribed by Ravi Shankar; Tushar K. Ghosh; Richard J. Spontak
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
A dielectric elastomer derived from a polystyrene‐block‐poly(ethylene‐co‐butylene)‐block‐polystyrene triblock copolymer swollen with a midblock‐selective solvent is reported to show promise as a nanostructured organic actuator requiring no pre‐strain. This might provide an attractive alternative to conventional acrylic, siloxane, and polyurethane elastomers since the electromechanical properties are composition‐tunable.
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