Books that cover the subject of Electro-Active Polymers (EAP)

This homepage provides links to various books related to EAP materials and it is maintained by the JPL's NDEAA Technologies Lab.

Comprehensive books on EAP

Books and Proceedings related to EAP that were edited by Dr. Y. Bar-Cohen

Y. Bar-Cohen (Book Editor and author/co-author of 5 chapters), "Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles - Reality, Potential and Challenges," ISBN 0-8194-4054-X, SPIE Press, Vol. PM98, (March 2001), 671 pages. Book review by - Biomat.
This 1st Edition book can be ordered online from SPIE Press or Barnes & Noble, Borders Amazon.com, Powells.com totalcampus.com, Walmart,

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In the 2nd Edition [ISBN 0-8194-5297-1, SPIE Press, Vol. PM136, (March 2004)], pp. 1-765] atmost efforts were made to update the content to reflect the significant progress in the field of EAP. This 2nd Edition book can be ordered online from SPIE Press, Barnes & Noble, Borders Amazon.com, directtextbook.com
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Books on specific EAP materials

"IPMC Artificial Muscles", ERI/AMRI Press, Albuquerque, NM, April 2004.

"Conductive Electroactive Polymers: Intelligent Materials Systems", Wallace Gordon, Gordon G. Wallace, Geoffrey M. Spinks, ISBN #1587161273, CRC Press, December 2002, 237 Pages

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