Electromechanically Active Polymers, m. 1 Buch, m. 1 E-Book: A Concise Reference. With Online Access

Introduction to the EAP Field.- Overview and classification of EAPs.- History of EAPs.- Polymer Gels.- Polymer gels as EAPs: fundamentals.- Polymer gels as EAPs: materials.- Polymer gels as EAPs: models.- Polymer gels as EAPs: applications.-Polymer gels as EAPs: how to start experimenting with them? .- Ionic Polymer-metal Composites.- IPMCs as EAPs: fundamentals.- IPMCs as EAPs: materials.- IPMCs as EAPs: models.- IPMCs as EAPs: applications.- IPMCs as EAPs: how to start experimenting with them?.- Conducting Polymers.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: fundamentals and materials.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: device configurations.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: microfabrication.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: characterisation methods and metrics.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: models.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: applications.- Conducting polymers as EAPs: how to start experimenting with them?.- Electroresponsive Carbon Based Materials.- Electrochemically-driven carbon based materials: fundamentals and device configurations.- Electrochemically-driven carbon based materials: tensile, bending and torsional modes.- Electrothermally-driven carbon based materials: fundamentals and device configurations.- Electrochemically- and electrothermally-driven carbon based materials: how to start experimenting with them?.- Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Polymers.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers as EAPs: fundamentals.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers as EAPs: materials.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers as EAPs: device configurations.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers as EAPs: models.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers as EAPs: applications.- Piezoelectric and electrostrictive polymers how to start experimenting with them?.- Polymer Electrets and Ferroelectrets.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: fundamentals.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: materials.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: characterization.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: devices and applications.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: models.- Polymer electrets and ferroelectrets as EAPs: how to start experimenting with them?.- Dielectric Elastomers.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: fundamentals.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: materials.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: device configurations.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: models.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: applications.- Dielectric elastomers as EAPs: how to start experimenting with them?.