A dry nanoparticle embedding technique for fabrication of magnetic polymer micropillars

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 212-215

  Khademolhosseini, Farzad ^a   Chiao, Mu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDING TECHNIQUE; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; IRON NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC PARTICLE; MAGNETIC POLYMERS; MICRO-PILLARS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SOLVENT-CASTING; VISCOUS POLYMERS;

FABRICATION; MEMS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SILICONES;

NANOMAGNETICS;

EID: 84860484238     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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