Surface energy-driven adhesion of two opposing microcantilevers

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 184, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Zhu, J ^a,b   Ru, C Q ^a,b   Mioduchowski, A ^a,b  

^a University of Alberta ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVERLAP LENGTH; STRAIGHT BEAMS; SURFACE ENERGY DENSITY; TOTAL ENERGY;

ADHESION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; STRAIN CONTROL; SUBSTRATES;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

EID: 33745655383     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-005-0311-6     Document Type: Article

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