Thickness dependence of curvature, strain, and response time in ionic electroactive polymer actuators fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly
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electroactive polymer actuators fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly Reza Montazami, Sheng Liu, Yang Liu, Dong Wang, Qiming Zhang, and James R. Heflin Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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