Microrobot‐in‐glass for dynamic motion analysis and wider in vitro applications. (24th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salmon, Hugo; Couraud, Laurent; Roblin, Christophe; Hwang, Gilgueng
• Is Part Of: Micro & nano letters. Volume 14:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 882
• Page End: 886
• Publication Date: 2019-07-24
• Subjects: glass -- polymers -- microfluidics -- motion control -- microrobots -- microfabrication -- hydrodynamics; stable surface -- physical environments -- mapping surfaces -- microrobot design -- high precision platform -- high‐frequency hydrodynamics analysis -- organosilicon polymers -- inert surface -- smooth surface -- glass substrate -- conventional polymer chips -- permanently sealed glass microfluidic chip -- originally integrated microrobot -- surface forces -- medicine research -- microrobots -- vitro applications -- dynamic motion analysis -- microrobot‐in‐glass; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanostructures -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2019.0006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0443

Abstract

Abstract : Microrobots could become a key enabler in life science and medicine research as well as industrial applications. Although they provide high‐performance tools for a wide range of applications, their environment and particularly surface forces induce significant challenge for their control. This work introduces an originally integrated microrobot in a permanently sealed glass microfluidic chip. Compared to conventional polymer chips, the glass substrate offers a smooth, stable, and inert surface. It also avoids the typical contamination and fast degradation of organosilicon polymers. In this environment, they demonstrate high‐frequency hydrodynamics analysis and control. This strategy offers a high precision platform to study microrobot design and hydrodynamics as well as a transducer module for mapping surfaces and sensing interaction with physical environments.