Micro-electro-mechanical systems microtweezers for the manipulation of bacteria and small particles

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 75, Issue 5 PART 1, 2004, Pages 1280-1282

  Jericho, S K ^a   Jericho, M H ^a   Hubbard, T ^a   Kujath, M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADHESIVES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; ELECTROLYTES; GRIPPERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POLYSILICON; PROBLEM SOLVING;

LATEX BEADS; MICROFABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; MICROTWEEZERS; THIN PROBES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3042600344     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1711143     Document Type: Article

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