The Physics of micro-and nano-manipulation: Fundamentals and applications

S Zhuang, X Lin, X Yu, Z Zhao, F Liu, S Boccaletti… - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the emergent advent of miniaturized technologies in the last century, the past ninety
years have witnessed the extensive use of micro-and nano-manipulation methods, which …

Ultrahigh-precision rotational positioning under a microscope: Nanorobotic system, modeling, control, and applications

H Lu, W Shang, H Xie, Y Shen - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-precision positioning is an essential requirement for sample operation at a small scale.
At the current stage, although nanometer-scale accuracy has been achieved for the linear …

Automated end-effector alignment in robotic micromanipulation

C Dai, S Zhuang, G Shan, C Ru… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Proper alignment of the end-effector is a critical procedure that determines the success of
micromanipulation, such as robotic cell manipulation. Presently, end-effector alignment is …

Robotic grasping and alignment for small size components assembly based on visual servoing

Y Ma, X Liu, J Zhang, D Xu, D Zhang, W Wu - The International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
A robotic assembly system for small components precision assembly is designed, which
mainly comprises an industrial robot, three cameras, and a force sensor. The industrial robot …

7-DoFs rotation-thrust microrobotic control for low-invasive cell pierce via impedance compensation

W Shang, H Lu, Y Yang, Y Shen - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the robot-aided biomedical field, although the cell pierce force may be decreased by
sharpening injection needle and robotic control, the physical damage to the cell remains a …

Robotic rotational positioning of end-effectors for micromanipulation

S Zhuang, C Dai, G Shan, C Ru… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Precise rotational positioning of end-effectors under microscopy is crucial for robotic
micromanipulation. However, the end-effector is presently limited to a fixed orientation …

Nanorobotic Manipulation System for 360 Characterization Atomic Force Microscopy

Y Wen, H Lu, Y Shen, H Xie - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nanorobotic manipulation technique has been regarded as one of the most dominating
approaches to upgrade the functions of microscope benefits from its complex and precise …

3D morphology measurement for blastocyst evaluation from “all angles”

G Shan, C Dai, H Liu, X Wang, W Dou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Measuring the 3D morphology of spherical cell aggregates is required in both biology and
medicine. Traditional methods either use fluorescent labeling, which cause cell toxicity and …

Precision Alignment in Cell Microinjection Based on Hybrid Triple-View Micro-Vision

Z Liang, Z Chen, Q Wu, X Gao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Alignment between the injection pipette and the holding pipette/biological entity is crucial for
successful cell microinjection. Precision alignment can reduce cell damage and improve cell …

Hydrodynamic tweezers: Trapping and transportation in microscale using vortex induced by oscillation of a single piezoelectric actuator

X Liu, Q Shi, Y Lin, M Kojima, Y Mae, Q Huang… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The demand for a harmless noncontact trapping and transportation method in manipulation
and measurement of biological micro objects waits to be met. In this paper, a novel …