Culshaw, B. (2003) Smart materials. In: Encyclopedia of life support systems (EOLSS). EOLSS Online.
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In the context of this discussion, we must understand what "smart" materials are. Our focus will lie on responsive materials - transducer materials even - where one form of imput trigger causes a change in the material's properties, usually in a different physical or chemical domain from the input. The smartness in these materials is in the final reckoning in their design to optimize to specific properties. In some communities, and especially in the smart materials and structures community, these are the smart materials of the title of this chapter
| Item type: | Book Section |
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| ID code: | 11834 |
| Keywords: | conventional, piezoelectric materials, electrostrictive materials, magnetostrictive materials, electro-rheological, magneto-rheological fluids, mems, nanotubes, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Subjects: | Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2011 14:52 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:55 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/11834 |
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