CPC B01L 3/50273 (2013.01) [B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] | 20 Claims |
11. A magnetic shape memory (MSM) actuation method comprising:
exposing a first portion of an MSM element, having a dimension, to a first component of a magnetic field, the first component substantially parallel to the dimension, to contract the MSM element across the dimension at the first portion;
exposing a second portion of the MSM element to a second component of the magnetic field, the second component not substantially parallel to the dimension, to un-contract the MSM element across the dimension at the second portion;
engaging a flexible membrane to deform a channel at portions of the flexible membrane that are adjacent to the MSM element; and
preventing contact between a fluid and the MSM element using the flexible membrane.
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