Energy dissipation by metamorphic micro-robots in viscous fluids
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Energy Dissipation by Metamorphic Micro-Robots in Viscous Fluids
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2194-6418,2194-6426
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-015-0086-3