A microactuator providing an output force and displacement in response to an increase in thermal energy is displosed. The microactuator may have a substantially straight expansion member with a first and a second end. The first end may be coupled to a base member, and the second end may be coupled to...http://www.google.de/patents/US6734597?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6734597 - Thermomechanical in-plane microactuator
