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New twist on artificial muscles

New twist on artificial muscles

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New twist on artificial muscles

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Full title

New twist on artificial muscles

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2016-10, Vol.113 (42), p.11709-11716

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Lightweight artificial muscle fibers that can match the large tensile stroke of natural muscles have been elusive. In particular, low stroke, limited cycle life, and inefficient energy conversion have combined with high cost and hysteretic performance to restrict practical use. In recent years, a new class of artificial muscles, based on highly twi...

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New twist on artificial muscles

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5081609

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5081609

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1605273113

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