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Low voltage microgripper for single cell manipulation (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Solano, B., Gallant, A., Greggains, G., Wood, D., & Herbert, M. (2009, September). Low voltage microgripper for single cell manipulation. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, Acireale, Italy

In this work, we present the characterisation of an electrothermally actuated microgripper that operates in both dry and liquid media, and shows improved performance versus existing devices. The microgripper, fabricated in a combination of polymeric... Read More about Low voltage microgripper for single cell manipulation.

A robust, fine pitch probe card (2009)
Journal Article
Rosamond, M., Gallant, A., & Wood, D. (2009). A robust, fine pitch probe card. Procedia chemistry, 1(1), 792-795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.197

A new type of probe card is described which consists of inclined nickel cantilevers formed on top of a three dimensional PDMS layer. A prototype card has been built with an in-line pitch of 23 μm. The presence of a PDMS layer beneath the cantilevers... Read More about A robust, fine pitch probe card.

Fabrication of an in-plane SU-8 cantilever with integrated strain gauge for wall shear stress measurements in fluid flows (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Allen, N., Wood, D., Rosamond, M., & Sims-Williams, D. (2009, September). Fabrication of an in-plane SU-8 cantilever with integrated strain gauge for wall shear stress measurements in fluid flows. Presented at Eurosensors XXIII conference, Lausanne, Switzerland

We present a cantilever fabricated from the polymer SU-8 for the measurement of wall shear stress in fluid flows. The pressure induced deflection of the cantilever, measured using a calibrated and integrated nichrome strain gauge, can be related to t... Read More about Fabrication of an in-plane SU-8 cantilever with integrated strain gauge for wall shear stress measurements in fluid flows.

Porous PDMS force sensitive resistors (2009)
Journal Article
King, M., Baragwanath, A., Rosamond, M., Wood, D., & Gallant, A. (2009). Porous PDMS force sensitive resistors. Procedia chemistry, 1(1), 568-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.142

Here we present an elastomeric force sensitive resistor (FSR) made from a porous matrix of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) filled with carbon black. The fabrication process is based on the use of a low cost sacrificial sugar cube scaffold which leads to... Read More about Porous PDMS force sensitive resistors.

Design and Optimisation of a Microgripper: Demonstration of Biomedical Applications Using the Manipulation of Oocytes (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Solano, B., Gallant, A., & Wood, D. (2009, May). Design and Optimisation of a Microgripper: Demonstration of Biomedical Applications Using the Manipulation of Oocytes. Presented at DTIP 2009: SYMPOSIUM ON DESIGN, TEST, INTEGRATION AND PACKAGING OF MEMS/MOEMS, Rome, Italy

We present a bidirectional electrothermal microgripper for the advanced manipulation of single large cells. The device demonstrates excellent performance, and shows great potential as a supporting microtool for different biomedical procedures such as... Read More about Design and Optimisation of a Microgripper: Demonstration of Biomedical Applications Using the Manipulation of Oocytes.