Niobium nanowire yarns and their application as artificial muscle

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes, various devices have been made in different fields of science and engineering. The mechanical and electrical properties that carbon nanotubes offer make them a great candidate for use in the structure of artificial muscles. In this thesis, for the first time,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mirvakili, Seyed Mohammad
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44257