Model and design of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures
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Model and design of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures
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عنوان ژورنال: Smart Materials and Structures
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0964-1726,1361-665X
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/8/085021