A theoretical study of the hyperelasticity of electro‐gels

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Restricted accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article Voltairas P.A, Fotiadis D.I and Massalas C.V 2003A theoretical study of the hyperelasticity of electro‐gelsProc. R. Soc. Lond. A.4592121–2130http://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2003.1124SectionRestricted accessA theoretical study of the hyperelasticity of electro‐gels P.A Voltairas P.A Voltairas Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , D.I Fotiadis D.I Fotiadis Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and C.V Massalas C.V Massalas Department of Material Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece () Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author P.A Voltairas P.A Voltairas Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , D.I Fotiadis D.I Fotiadis Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and C.V Massalas C.V Massalas Department of Material Science, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece () Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Published:08 September 2003https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2003.1124AbstractThe continuum theory of electro‐elasticity is used in order to describe the large deformations observed in gels endowed with electric properties when they are placed in electric fields. 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This Issue08 September 2003Volume 459Issue 2037 Article InformationDOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2003.1124Published by:Royal SocietyPrint ISSN:1364-5021Online ISSN:1471-2946History: Published online08/09/2003Published in print08/09/2003 License: Citations and impact Keywordshyperelasticitybiomimetic materialselectro‐gelsartificial musclesMEMS