Use of Microtube Technology in Smart Devices

Microtubes are very small diameter tubes (in the nanometer and micron range) with very high aspect ratios that can be made from practically any material with any combination of cross-sectional and axial shapes desired. In smart structures, these microscopic tubes can function as sensors and actuators, as well as components of fluidic logic systems. In many technological fields including smart structures, Microtube Technology enables the fabrication of components and devices that have to date been impossible to produce, offers a lower cost route for the fabrication of some current products, and provides the opportunity to miniaturize numerous components and devices that are currently in existence.Air Force Research Lab Edwards AFB CA Propulsion Directorate West is the author of 'Use of Microtube Technology in Smart Devices', published 1999 under ISBN 9781423522850 and ISBN 1423522850.