Fabrication and patterning of magnetic polymer micropillar structures using a dry-nanoparticle embedding technique

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-139

  Khademolhosseini, Farzad ^a   Chiao, Mu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; magnetic nanoparticles; micropillar actuators; polymer

Indexed keywords

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; CELL MECHANICS; EMBEDDING TECHNIQUE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; IRON NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC POLYMERS; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; MICRO PILLARS; NONMAGNETICS; PARTICLE AGGLOMERATIONS; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; SOLVENT CASTING; TIP FORCES; VISCOUS POLYMERS;

FABRICATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SILICONES;

NANOMAGNETICS;

EID: 84873309362     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2012.2218576     Document Type: Article

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