The piezoelectric-actuated compliant microgripper (PEACM) plays an essential role in the
application fields such as biomedical engineering, microelectronics, and optical …

An atlas of 98 microgrippers that recently appeared in Literature is herein presented by
using four different forms:(a) a restyled layout of the original mechanical structure,(b) its …

Micro-and nanomachines as feasible agents to exploit the microworld have attracted
extensive research interest, particularly in the manipulation of soft nanorobots at small …

Microgrippers are used in cell manipulation, micro-assembly, and material characterization.
However, rarely a systematic approach is presented for microgripper design. The current …

This work reports investigation on the deposition and evaluation of an aluminum-doped zinc
oxide (AZO) thin film and its novel applications to micro-and nano-devices. The AZO thin film …

In a piezoelectric-driven microgripper, obtaining parallel grasping and enlarging grasping
stroke are important. This paper presents the nonlinear analysis and optimal design of a …

Measurement of oocyte and embryo biomechanical properties has recently emerged as an
exciting new approach to obtain a quantitative, objective estimate of developmental …

In the last decades, grippers have been employed extensively at the microscale, for
example, in microbiology and in microassembly. In these fields, specifically, it is essential to …

This paper presents the design, implementation and control of a new piezoelectrically
actuated compliant micromanipulator dedicated to multiscale, precision and reliable …

Micromanipulation tasks require microgrippers equipped with large displacement/size
performance and position/force control capabilities. This paper reports the structural design …