TY - GEN
T1 - MICROMACHINES DRIVEN BY OPTOELECTRONIC TWEEZERS
AU - Elsayed, Mohamed
AU - Zhang, Shuailong
AU - Wheeler, Aaron R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We introduce light-driven micromachines made up of multiple components working together that rely on optoelectronic tweezers (OET). Using a "micro-gear" as a unit component, new functionalities were demonstrated, including a micro "missile-launcher" that enables 3D particle trajectory control, multi-component micro-gear trains that serve as torque- or velocity-amplifiers, and micro-rack-and-pinion systems that serve as microfluidic valves, with potential applications in microrobotics, micromanipulation, and microfluidics.
AB - We introduce light-driven micromachines made up of multiple components working together that rely on optoelectronic tweezers (OET). Using a "micro-gear" as a unit component, new functionalities were demonstrated, including a micro "missile-launcher" that enables 3D particle trajectory control, multi-component micro-gear trains that serve as torque- or velocity-amplifiers, and micro-rack-and-pinion systems that serve as microfluidic valves, with potential applications in microrobotics, micromanipulation, and microfluidics.
KW - Micro-gear
KW - Micromachine
KW - Micromanipulation
KW - Optoelectronic tweezers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136951532&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85136951532
T3 - MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
SP - 47
EP - 48
BT - MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021
Y2 - 10 October 2021 through 14 October 2021
ER -