Thermal Actuation

Comprehensive Microsystems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 69-100

  Que, Long ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Microactuator; Thermal microactuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861597611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452190-3.00060-4     Document Type: Chapter

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