Actuator Materials: Review on Recent Advances and Future Outlook for Smart Textiles

Smart textiles based on actuator materials are of practical interest, but few types have been commercially exploited. The challenge for researchers has been to bring the concept out of the laboratory by working out how to build these smart materials on an industrial scale and permanently incorporate...

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Main Authors: Dharshika Kongahage, Javad Foroughi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Fibers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/7/3/21