Design, kinematic modeling and performance testing of an electro-thermally driven microgripper for micromanipulation applications

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1540-1549

  Zeman, Marco J F ^a,b   Bordatchev, Evgueni V ^a,b   Knopf, George K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MICROACTUATORS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; REACTION KINETICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ELECTRO-THERMALLY DRIVEN MICROGRIPPER; LASER MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY; MICROGRIPPING SYSTEMS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 33746288953     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/8/014     Document Type: Article

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