A nano-chemo-mechanical actuator based on artificial molecular machines

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 871-874

  Huang, Tony Jun ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Brough, Branden ^a   Flood, Amar H ^a   Bonvallet, Paul ^a   Tseng, Hsian Rong ^a   Baller, Marko ^b   Magonov, Sergei ^b   Stoddart, J Fraser ^a   Ho, Chih Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FABRICATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL DEVICES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

MOLECULAR DESIGN; MOLECULAR MACHINES; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NNAO-CHEMO-MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 26844498014     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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