MICRO MANIPULATOR USING SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL

• Main Authors: TSUJI TOMOHIRO, CHONO SHIGEOMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 31.05.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS; HEATING; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

To provide a micro manipulator using smectic liquid crystal that can strengthen interfacial force and be used for precise operation for a fine material.SOLUTION: A micro manipulator using smectic liquid crystal includes: smectic liquid crystal S; and interface generation means 2 for generating an interface F between an isotropic phase IP in a liquid state and a liquid crystal phase SP in a liquid crystal state in the smectic liquid crystal S. Generating an interface F between the isotropic phase IP and the liquid crystal phase SP in the smectic liquid crystal S can hold or move a substance with the interface F. Moreover, interfacial force can be strengthened, thereby enhancing capability of holding or moving a substance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】界面力を強くでき微細物質の精密な操作に利用可能であるスメクティック液晶を利用したマイクロマニピュレータを提供する。【解決手段】スメクティック液晶Ｓと、スメクティック液晶Ｓ中に、液体状態の等方相ＩＰと液晶状態の液晶相ＳＰとの界面Ｆを発生させる界面発生手段２と、を備えている。スメクティック液晶Ｓ中に等方相ＩＰと液晶相ＳＰとの界面Ｆを発生させれば、その界面Ｆによって物体を保持したり移動させたりすることが可能になる。しかも、界面力を大きくできるので、物体を保持したり移動させたりする能力を高くできる。【選択図】図１