4.4.1 - Programable hierarchical actuation schemes based on phase change composites arranged as a resistive network
- Event
- EUROSENSORS 2026
2026-09-06 - 2026-09-09
Zurich - Band
- Lectures
- Chapter
- Actuators
- Author(s)
- W. Hilber, S. Lang, B. Jakoby - Johannes Kepler University Linz,Linz (Austria)
- Pages
- 150 - 151
- DOI
- 10.5162/eurosensors2026/4.4.1
- ISBN
- 978-3-910600-12-6
- Price
- free
Abstract
In this contribution we present a concept for the utilization of an electrically conductive phase change composite as a drive element for the realization of predefined and programmable micro actuation schemes in space and time. For this purpose, segments of a composite of paraffin and carbon black with different cross sectional areas are arranged in a predefined pattern, reflecting a resistive network. Applying electric current to this network triggers an actuation pattern defined in space and time that can, for instance, be used for complex actuation sequences in microfluidic chips.