Fabrication and design of a nanoparticulate enabled micro forceps

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 361-370

  Aguirre, M E ^a   Hayes, G ^a   Frecker, M ^a   Adair, J ^a   Antolino, N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; FABRICATION PROCESS; GEL-CASTING; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; MATERIAL STRENGTH; MONOLITHIC COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; NANO PARTICULATES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PHOTORESIST MOLDS; REACTIVE ION ETCH; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SHARP EDGES; SHRINKAGE RATES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UV LITHOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES;

ASPECT RATIO; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ETHANOL; FABRICATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MECHANISMS; MOLDS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTORESISTS; SINTERING; SLURRIES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 81155151417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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