Micro actuators on the basis of thin SMA foils

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 697-704

  Leester Schadel M ^a   Hoxhold, B ^a   Lesche, C ^a   Demming, S ^a   Buttgenbach S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROACTUATORS; WET ETCHING;

ACTUATOR ELEMENTS; AORTIC VALVES; MEDICAL TOOLS; MICROGRIPPER; PERCUTANEOUS RESECTION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 41149121988     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-008-0600-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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