Microfabricated suspensions for electrical connections on the tunable elastomer membrane

Paul J. Hung, Kihun Jeong, Gang L. Liu, Luke P. Lee

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Abstract

Electrical connections through microfabricated suspensions on a pneumatically pumped elastomer membrane were demonstrated. A method to fabricate the suspensions on the elastomer membrane was developed. The elastomer membrane was 1 mm in diameter and 120 μm in thickness. Resistances of the microfabricated suspensions measured across the elastomer membrane were within 1% difference when the membrane's center deflection ranged from 0 to 100 μm, which corresponded to a numerical aperture change from 0 to 0.2 as well as a 2.6% elongation of the elastomer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6051-6053
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume85
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Dec 2004

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Funding Information:
This work is supported by Bio-Optic Synthetic System (BOSS) program under the Defensive Science Office (DSO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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