Sheath-Run Artificial Muscle (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Dallas

Sheath-Run Artificial Muscle

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This illustration shows a twisted carbon nanotube yarn (CNT) (left) and a sheath-run artificial muscle (SRAM) made by coating a twisted CNT yarn with a polymer sheath. A scanning electron microscope image of a 42-micron outer-diameter coiled SRAM is shown on the right.

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The University of Texas at Dallas

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