Stacking nematic elastomers for artificial muscle applications
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Stacking nematic elastomers for artificial muscle applications Christopher M. Spillmann a,∗, Jawad Naciri a, Brett D. Martin a, Waleed Farahat b, Hugh Herr b, Banahalli R. Ratna a a Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, 4555 Overlook Ave SW, Washington, DC 20375, United States b Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biomechatronics Group, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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تاریخ انتشار 2008