The mechanics of single cell and collective migration of tumor cells

M Lintz, A Muñoz… - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Metastasis is a dynamic process in which cancer cells navigate the tumor microenvironment,
largely guided by external chemical and mechanical cues. Our current understanding of …

Microcantilever: Dynamical response for mass sensing and fluid characterization

J Mouro, R Pinto, P Paoletti, B Tiribilli - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
A microcantilever is a suspended micro-scale beam structure supported at one end which
can bend and/or vibrate when subjected to a load. Microcantilevers are one of the most …

Design and test of a high-performance piezoelectric micropump for drug delivery

K Junwu, Y Zhigang, P Taijiang, C Guangming… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2005 - Elsevier
With a micropump, the release rate of drug delivery is able to be controlled easily to maintain
the therapeutic efficacy. A high-performance piezoelectric cantilever-valve micropump was …

Effect of fluids on the Q factor and resonance frequency of oscillating micrometer and nanometer scale beams

RB Bhiladvala, ZJ Wang - Physical review E, 2004 - APS
Resonance oscillations of micrometer and nanometer scale beams in gases and liquids
have increasingly important applications in physics and biology. In this work, we calculate …

Frequency response of cantilever beams immersed in viscous fluids near a solid surface with applications to the atomic force microscope

CP Green, JE Sader - Journal of applied physics, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
Theoretical models for the frequency response of a cantilever beam immersed in a viscous
fluid commonly assume that the fluid is unbounded. Experimental measurements show …

Fatigue life estimation of Francis turbines based on experimental strain measurements: Review of the actual data and future trends

A Presas, Y Luo, Z Wang, B Guo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the massive entrance of new renewable energies such as wind or solar, hydraulic
turbines have to work far from its designed point and withstanding multiple transients, such …

Detection of pathogen Escherichia coli O157: H7 using self-excited PZT-glass microcantilevers

GA Campbell, R Mutharasan - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2005 - Elsevier
Composite self-excited PZT-glass cantilevers (5 and 3mm in length, 1.8 and 2.0 mm wide)
were fabricated and their resonance characteristics were determined in air and at 1mm …
D Valentin, A Presas, E Egusquiza, C Valero - Journal of Fluids and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The dynamic response of submerged and confined disk-like structures is of interest in
engineering applications, such as in hydraulic turbine runners. This response is difficult to …

Accurate determination of the frequency response function of submerged and confined structures by using PZT-patches

A Presas, D Valentin, E Egusquiza, C Valero… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
To accurately determine the dynamic response of a structure is of relevant interest in many
engineering applications. Particularly, it is of paramount importance to determine the …

Development of serial-connection piezoelectric pumps

J Kan, K Tang, G Liu, G Zhu, C Shao - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2008 - Elsevier
To achieve high output performance at low actuation voltage, serial-connection multi-
chamber piezoelectric micropumps (SCMCP micropumps) with cantilever valves were …