,100%.

Pelrine1, Kornbluh, Pei

  • 1SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 5, 2000
PubMed
概括

预约介电弹性体薄膜显著提高了电动执行器的性能,达到超过200%的应变,超过了自然肌肉的能力. 电活性聚合物的这一进步为各种应用提供了潜力.

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