Bidirectional actuation of ferrofluid using micropatterned planar coils assisted by bias magnetic fields

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-226

  Assadsangabi, B ^a   Mohamed Ali, M S ^a,b   Takahata, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Active mirrors; Ferrofluid; Magnetic actuation; MEMS; Planar coils

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION; ACTIVE MIRRORS; ACTUATION METHODS; BIAS FIELD; BIAS MAGNETIC FIELD; CONTROL METHODS; FERROFLUID; IMAGING DEVICE; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; LATERAL FORCE; MAGNETIC ACTUATION; MICROPATTERNED; MIRROR CELLS; PATTERN GENERATION; PLANAR COIL; PLANAR DEVICES; PROCESSING APPROACH; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RADIAL MOTION; STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS;

CELLS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MEMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

MIRRORS;

EID: 84655167826     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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