Universal concept for fabricating arbitrary shaped μIPMC transducers and its application on developing accurately controlled surgical devices

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 7-10

  Feng, Guo Hua ^a   Chen, Ri Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arbitrary shaped grip; MicroIPMC; Nafion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; METALS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DESIGN; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TRANSDUCERS;

ARBITRARY SHAPED GRIP; ARBITRARY SHAPES; CURRENT STATE; FABRICATED DEVICES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; ION POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE DEVICES; IPMC DEVICES; LAPAROSCOPIC OPERATION; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROIPMC; MICROMACHINED; SQUARE WAVE; SURGICAL DEVICES; UNIVERSAL SOLUTIONS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 52249090649     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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