Design, optimization and construction of MEMS-based micro grippers for cell manipulation

ICSSE 2013 - IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 105-110

  Belfiore, Nicola Pio ^a   Verotti, Matteo ^a   Crescenzi, Rocco ^a   Balucani, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MANIPULATION; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES; FLEXURAL HINGES; MEMS TECHNOLOGY; MICRO ASSEMBLY; MICRO MECHANISMS; MICROMANIPULATION DEVICES;

GRIPPERS; MICROMANIPULATORS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84887432151     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSSE.2013.6614642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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