PZT based manipulators for cell biology
Hydraulic actuators or manipulators based on simple mechanical levers are commonly used in cell manipulation for the positioning of cells, as well as manipulations on a cell using glass needles or micropipettes (cutting, injection). There is still a large gap between these relatively low-cost soluti...
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Published in | MHS2001. Proceedings of 2001 International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science (Cat. No.01TH8583) pp. 193 - 196 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
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IEEE
2001
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Summary: | Hydraulic actuators or manipulators based on simple mechanical levers are commonly used in cell manipulation for the positioning of cells, as well as manipulations on a cell using glass needles or micropipettes (cutting, injection). There is still a large gap between these relatively low-cost solutions and completely motorized positioning stages, which tend to be expensive and very bulky. To fill this gap we propose micromanipulators for cell manipulation based on piezoelectric actuators. To amplify the piezo motion several principles can be employed. In this paper we use PZT ceramic-based bimorph actuators for 3 dof micromanipulators. |
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ISBN: | 9780780371903 0780371909 |
DOI: | 10.1109/MHS.2001.965244 |