Chemicals and pesticides contamination in the food, drinking water, and environment
ecosystem have become one of the most serious problems for human public health in the …

Microsystems are providing key advances in studying single cell mechanical behavior. The
mechanical interaction of cells with their extracellular matrix is fundamentally important for …

This paper presents a dynamic model and design analysis for V-and Z-shaped
electrothermal microactuators operating in vacuum and in air conditions. The model is …

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

Response to mechanical stimuli largely dictates cellular form and function. A host of
extraordinary yet unexplained responses have been identified within the hierarchical cell …

Micromechanical systems are increasingly being used as tools in biological applications,
since their characteristic dimensions permit to operate at the same length scale of the …

In line with the rising demand for smarter solutions and embedded systems,
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have gained increasing importance for the Internet …

In recent years, the immense potential for MEMS devices in the biomedical industry has
been understood. It has been determined that, among their many plausible functions, their …

This paper presents the development of an optimized contact technique for viable cell
manipulation utilizing a high aspect ratio polymer chopstick gripper. The gripper consists of …

A polymer V-shaped electrothermal actuator (ETA) array that is capable of compressing a
live biological cell with a desired strain was designed, fabricated and characterized. This …