A distributed actuation method based on young-laplace forces

Digest of Technical Papers - International Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 125-128

  Borno, Ruba T ^a   Maharbiz, Michel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Biomimetic; Energy scavenging; Microfluidics; Photo patternable silicone; Young laplace

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SCAVENGING; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTO-PATTERNED SILICONE; YOUNG-LAPLACE FORCES;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; EVAPORATION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICONES;

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 27544449079     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2005.1496375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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