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Piezoelectric actuators 2006

Expansion from IT/robotics to ecological/energy applications

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Piezoelectric actuators have been commercialized in various areas such as information technology, robotics, bio-, medical engineering, ecological and energy engineering. This paper reviews their recent application developments and foresees the future of piezoelectric actuators.

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  1. International Center for Actuators and Transducers, Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Kenji Uchino

  2. Micromechatronics Inc., State College, PA, 16803, USA

    Kenji Uchino

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Uchino, K. Piezoelectric actuators 2006. J Electroceram 20, 301–311 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-007-9196-1

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