Knospe, 2011 - Google Patents
Capillary force actuation: a mechatronic perspectiveKnospe, 2011
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- Knospe C
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- Control technologies for emerging micro and nanoscale systems
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Capillary force actuation is a new technology holding particular promise for microelectromechanical systems. Relying upon the ability of electrical fields to alter the capillary pressure in a liquid, this technology permits larger actuation forces and strokes …
- 210000001736 Capillaries 0 title abstract description 50
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
- B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
- B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
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