A Bioinspired Soft Actuated Material. (8th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roche, Ellen T.; Wohlfarth, Robert; Overvelde, Johannes T. B.; Vasilyev, Nikolay V.; Pigula, Frank A.; Mooney, David J.; Bertoldi, Katia; Walsh, Conor J.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 26:Number 8(2014)
• Page Start: 1200
• Page End: 1206
• Publication Date: 2013-11-08
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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