MANIPULATION OF OPTOELECTRONIC MICROMACHINES IN 3D

Gong Li, Bingrui Xu, Xiaopu Wang, Aaron R. Wheeler, Shuailong Zhang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this work, we reported the use of optoelectronic tweezers together with micromechanical structures fabricated by two-photon polymerization technique to create light-driven multi-component micromachines that can perform 3D multiplanar motion. A micro-gear rotating in the horizontal plane was used to drive a 'flipped-up' micro-gear and make it rotate in the vertical plane, thus achieving 3D multiplanar motion for the whole system. These results are unique to what has been demonstrated previously, expanding the capability of the optoelectronic micromachine system from 2D coplanar to 3D multiplanar motion with potential utility for microfluidics, microrobotics, MEMS and beyond.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages77-78
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781733419048
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2022 - Hybrid, Hangzhou, China
Duration: 23 Oct 202227 Oct 2022

Publication series

NameMicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHybrid, Hangzhou
Period23/10/2227/10/22

Keywords

  • Dielectrophoresis
  • Micromachine
  • Micromanipulation
  • Optoelectronic tweezers

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