%0 Journal Article
%T Designing and simulating a nitinol-based micro ejector
%A Mora Sierra
%A Yesid
%A ¨˘vila Bernal
%A Alba
%J Ingenier¨Şa e Investigaci¨®n
%D 2012
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X this paper describes pico-droplet ejector design and simulation. the actuation system was based on two interconnected nitinol membranes' shape memory effect. ejected volume was 12pl and it operated at 30ˇăc to 64ˇăc. ejecting excitation voltage was 12v and the ejecting energy required by actuator operation was 26¦Ěj per drop. these pico-liter ejectors could have applications in making, lubricating and cooling integrated circuits.
%K shape memory alloy (sma)
%K nitinol
%K nitinol membrane.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-56092012000100008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en