A study on the interaction force between two small bodies on a liquid for micro self assembly and separation

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 2000-AB, Issue , 2000, Pages 481-487

  Saif, Taher ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

A-STABLE; FINITE DISTANCE; HYDROPHILICS; INTERACTION FORCES; PLATE FORMING; PLATE FORMS; SMALL BODIES; SOLID-LIQUID INTERACTION; STABLE EQUILIBRIUM; THIN PLATE;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 0348033865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2000-1135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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