Single-cell analysis and manipulation methods are becoming increasingly important for
fundamental research, as well as practical applications, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and …

Micromachines (or microrobots) refer to miniature devices (typical size in micrometer and
millimeter scales) which are powered to produce motions or forces for performing an …

A biological cell is considered and studied as a mechanical entity today with important
implications in diagnostics and therapeutics. This article describes the opportunities and …

In vitro fertilising (IVF) probably belongs to the most exciting subjects of research, not only for
human assisted reproduction but also for veterinary medicine. Among the various steps of …

In this work, we present the characterisation of an electrothermally actuated microgripper
that operates in both dry and liquid media, and shows improved performance versus existing …

A new design for a single-use disposable pneumatic microgripper is presented in this paper.
It enables very cost-effective batch microfabrication in SU-8 with a single lithography mask …

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

Cell microinjection plays an important role in genetics, transgenics, molecular biology, drug
discovery, reproductive studies, and other biomedical fields. Robotic cell microinjection has …

Although tissue and cell manipulation nowadays is a common task in biomedical analysis,
there are still many different ways to accomplish it, most of which are still not sufficiently …

The analysis of the mechanical properties of cells is a field of great interest both in medicine
and biology because it becomes fundamental each time it is necessary to recognize and …