Development of a self-propelled microflotilla

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 5-7, 2011, Pages 777-786

  Li, Hao ^a   Luo, Cheng ^a  

^a University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SPEED; CENTRIPETAL FORCE; CHANNEL WIDTHS; CIRCULAR CHANNELS; CIRCULAR MOTION; CONTACT POINTS; DIRECT CONTACT; MICROBOATS; NYLON ROPES; RIGID OBJECTS; SUPPORT FORCES; TRAVEL DISTANCE; ULTRA-VIOLET; WATER DEPTH; WATER SURFACE;

SURFACE TENSION; WATER LEVELS;

LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 79958780736     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-010-1178-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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