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.