Viscoelastic characterization and modeling of polymer transducers for biological applications

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1087-1099

  Lin, I Kuan ^a   Ou, Kuang Shun ^b   Liao, Yen Ming ^b   Liu, Yan ^c   Chen, Kuo Shen ^b   Zhang, Xin ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ENTEGRIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular traction force; Finite element analysis (FEA); Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); Transducer; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEMS; CARDIAC MYOCYTES; CELLULAR TRACTION; CELLULAR TRACTION FORCE; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CONVERSION MODEL; DEFLECTION DATA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); GENERALIZED MAXWELL MODEL; IN-SITU; LINEAR ELASTIC MATERIAL; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL FORCE; MICRO PILLARS; NANOINDENTATION TESTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS); POLYMER TRANSDUCERS; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; REACTION FORCES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION;

CELLULAR ARRAYS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCHANNELS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLYMERS; SILICONES; TRACTION (FRICTION); VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70349989950     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2029166     Document Type: Article

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