This paper presents an innovative driving method for an on-chip robot actuated by
permanent magnets in a microfluidic chip. A piezoelectric ceramic is applied to induce …

Magnetic microfluidics has been gradually recognized as an area of its own. Both
conventional microfluidic platforms have incorporated magnetic actuation for microfluidic …

This paper presents noncontact nanometric positioning of a probe tip with high output force
in a microfluidic chip. To measure cellular force in a microfluidic chip on the basis of cell …

This paper presents two innovative driving methodologies using a magnetically driven
microtool (MMT) for precise cell manipulations and automation systems. First, magnetic …

Grayscale lithography is a relatively underutilized technique that enables fabrication of three-
dimensional (3-D) microstructures in photosensitive polymers (photoresists). By spatially …

Cell manipulations and cell surgeries are key techniques in biotechnology today.
Micro/nanorobots integrated on a microfluidic chip (on-chip robot) are a promising …

We propose an innovative design of millirobot, which can achieve donor cell suction,
delivery, and injection in a mammalian oocyte on a microfluidic chip. The millirobot body …

We have developed a highly functional untethered micro-robot that can manipulate cells
with high grip** force in a micro-fluidic chip. The robot has grip** mechanism for …

Today polymer materials are present everywhere. Often these materials are not pristine
polymers; rather, they contain chemical additives or are doped by additional filler materials …

In this paper, on-chip particle loading and dispensing modules are presented with their
results for the automation of a single particle retrieving from a microfluidic channel. Our …