Fabrication of corrugated artificial insect wings using laser micromachined molds

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Tanaka, Hiroto ^a   Wood, Robert J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOLDING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HIGH PRECISION; INSECT WINGS; LASER ABLATION TECHNIQUE; MICROMACHINED; MICROMOLDING; MOLDING PROCESS; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; SACRIFICIAL LAYER; SURFACE PROFILES; THERMOSETTING RESINS; TOPOLOGICAL FEATURES;

ABLATION; FABRICATION; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); MOLDING; RESINS; THERMOSETS;

MOLDS;

EID: 77953883114     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/7/075008     Document Type: Article

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