Novel tweezers for biological cells using piezoelectric polylactic acid fibers

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 320, Issue , 2005, Pages 133-139

  Tajitsu, Y ^a   Kanesaki, M ^a   Tsukiji, M ^a   Imoto, K ^a   Date, M ^b   Fukada, E ^b  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBAYASI INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuators; Fiber; Piezoelectrics; Polylactic acid; Tweezers

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FIBERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT; POLYLACTIC ACID; TWEEZERS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33751305925     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190590966982     Document Type: Article

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