Design and fabrication of an electrostatically driven microgripper for blood vessel manipulation

Microelectronic Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 4-9 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1651-1654

  Wierzbicki, R ^a   Houston, K ^b   Heerlein, H ^a   Barth, W ^a   Debski, T ^a   Eisinberg, A ^b   Menciassi, A ^b   Carrozza, M C ^b   Dario, P ^b  

^a Nascatec GmbH   (Germany)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio MEMS; Comb drive actuators; Microgripper; Micromanipulation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AUTOMATA THEORY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; SILICON;

BIO-MEMS; COMB DRIVE ACTUATORS; MICROGRIPPER; MICROMANIPULATION;

ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES;

EID: 33646472972     PISSN: 01679317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2006.01.110     Document Type: Article

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