Published 2005 | Version public
Book Section - Chapter

Thin Films of Active Materials

Abstract

This paper summarizes some recent developments in the study of the mechanics of thin films motivated by the use of active materials in making microactuators.

Additional Information

© 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. It is a pleasure to recall the enjoyable collaborations with R.D. James and Y.C. Shu. I am happy to acknowledge the partial support of the National Science Foundation (CMS-9457573), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (MURI: F49620-98-1-0433) and the Army Research Office (MURI: DAAD19-01-1-0517).

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Eprint ID
63998
DOI
10.1007/1-4020-2623-4_2
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:20160127-083437576

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Funding

NSF
CMS-9457573
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
F49620-98-1-0433
Army Research Office (ARO)
DAAD19-01-1-0517

Dates

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2016-01-27
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2021-11-10
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Series Name
NATO Science Series II
Series Volume or Issue Number
170