Micro/nano manipulation for both mechanical and biological structures is currently a popular
research field. To protect small-scale structures and acquire their mechanical properties, a …

Microgrippers are commonly used for micromanipulation of micro-objects from 1 to 100 µm
and attain features of reliable accuracy, low cost, wide jaw aperture and variable applied …

Recent developments in MEMS technologies have made such devices attractive for use in
applications that involve precision engineering and scalability. In the biomedical industry …

Mechanical manipulation and characterization of single cells are important experimental
techniques in biological and medical research. Because of the microscale sizes and highly …

Advances in the use of in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study mechanical
deformation have enabled a direct correlation of mechanical properties with microstructures …

This paper presents a novel one-degree-of-freedom microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS) force sensor. The high-bandwidth device contains on-chip sensing and actuation …

Dynamic modeling is the basis for predicting the behavior of the electro-thermal actuator
(ETA). Although the sequential decoupling method, often used in previous studies, has been …

We present the first report on automated micro-manipulation of zebrafish embryos using an
electrothermally-actuated microgripper. A five-bar linkage compliant microgripper, driven by …

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are the instruments of choice for high-precision
manipulation and sensing processes at the microscale. They are, therefore, a subject of …

Functional nanomaterials possess exceptional mechanical, electrical and thermal properties
which have significantly benefited their diverse applications to a variety of scientific and …