10.10.2024

New publication available online!

PhD candidate Jana Ihrens and Professor Thorsten A. Kern from the Institute for Mechatronics in Mechanics have worked together with PhD candidate Kathrin Eckert and Professor Irina Smirnova from the Institute for Thermal Separation Processes at the Hamburg University of Technology on structuring of electrorheological fluids in polymer matrices for miniature actuators.

Their exciting results on the development of a scalable miniature actuator setup with potential suitability for multi-line braille displays show that:

  • Electrorheological fluids can be used in polymer matrices for the application in miniature actuators.
  • Sedimentation and toxic compounds can be avoided by using eco-friendly oleogels in electrostatic actuators.

Ihrens, J., Eckert, K., Smirnova, I., Kern, T. A. (2024). Structuring of electrorheological fluids in polymer matrices for miniature actuators. Heliyon 10 (20), e39138.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39138