ISBN-13: 9789814390354 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 300 str.
Presents a comprehensive overview of several types of electroactive materials with a view of using them as biomimetic artificial muscles. This book intends to provide a self-contained treatment of the advances made in several promising EAP materials. It focuses on ionic polymer-metal composites, conjugated polymers, and dielectric elastomers.