Development of an automated microspotting system for rapid dielectrophoretic fabrication of bundled carbon nanotube sensors

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-227

  Lai, King Wai Chiu ^a,b   Fung, Carmen Kar Man ^a,c   Wong, Victor Tak Sing ^a,d   Sin, Mandy Lai Yi ^a,c   Li, Wen Jung ^a,c   Kwong, Chung Ping ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNT); CNT sensors; Di electrophoretic manipulation; Nano batch fabrication; Nano manufacturing

Indexed keywords

CNT SENSORS; DI ELECTROPHORETIC MANIPULATION; NANO BATCH FABRICATION; NANO MANUFACTURING;

ARRAYS; AUTOMATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33746437178     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2006.877395     Document Type: Article

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