Bistable shape memory thin film actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5053, Issue , 2003, Pages 101-109

  Sterzl, Tobias ^a   Winzek, Bernhard ^a   Mennicken, Martina ^b   Nagelsdiek, René ^b   Keul, Helmut ^b   Höcker, Hartwig ^b   Quandt, Eckhard ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuators; Polymer blends; Random copolymer; Shape memory; Thermoplastic elastomer; Thin films

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; HYSTERESIS; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; POLYMER BLENDS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATES; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS; THIN FILMS;

ACTUATION MECHANISM;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0344928484     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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