Smart Materials for Smart Devices and Structures

Preface

Rapid Prototyping Methodologies for Ceramic Micro Components

Authors: P.R. Chalker, K.M. Berggreen, A.T. Clare, J. Singh, C.J. Sutcliffe

Finite Element Model of Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels Swelling - Comparison with Experiments

Authors: Robert A. Paxton, Ahmed M. Al-Jumaily

Kinetics of Swelling and Drug Release from PNIPAAm/Alginate Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels

Authors: Raluca Petronela Dumitriu, Ana Maria Oprea, Cornelia Vasile

Differential Magnetoelastic Compressive Force Sensor Utilizing Two Amorphous Alloy Ring Cores

Authors: Adam Bieńkowski, Roman Szewczyk, Jacek Salach, Roman Kolano

Measurements of Strain in Ceramic Components Using Magnetostrictive Delay Line

Authors: Roman Szewczyk, Jacek Salach, Adam Bieńkowski, Marek Kostecki, Andrzej Roman Olszyna, Aleksandra Kolano-Burian

Magnetomechanical Properties of Terfenol-D Powder Composites

Authors: Jerzy Kaleta, Daniel Lewandowski, Rafał Mech, Paweł Gąsior

A Simulation Study of Magnetostrictive Material Terfenol-D in Automotive CNG Fuel Injection Actuation

Authors: H.A. Chowdhury, Saiful Amri Mazlan, Abdul Ghani Olabi

SMA Thin Strip for Rotary-Driving Element

| Authors: Hisaaki Tobushi, Elzbieta Pieczyska, W.K. Nowacki, Y. Sugimoto

Structure and Properties of the High Temperature Nitrided/Oxided Surface of Ni-Ti Alloy

Authors: Józef Lelątko, Tomasz Goryczka, Tadeusz Wierzchoń, Henryk Morawiec