Conjugated polymer actuated self-folding box.
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Live and dead yeast cells localized simultaneously using MFDEP. (M. Urdaneta)
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Patterned free-standing films of Loctite 3108. (Delille, Urdaneta, Moseley)
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Cell-based sensor concept, which combines MEMS, CMOS, and cells.
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Rat olfactory epithelial culture on Si containing olfactory sensory neurons.
(Kleman, Ronnett at JHU)
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Two moments during the reduction of PPy with an ion barrier, showing the front of
ions and oxidation level moving in from the sides. (X. Wang)
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Concept for flying, walking, hopping robot the size of a grasshopper. (MAST CTA)
Clicking here takes you to a news story off of my site.
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Stretchable electrodes. (Urdaneta, Delille)
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Lidded vials fabricated on the surface of a chip with sensors and circuitry.
(M. Christophersen)
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Nastic actuator based on electroosmotic pumping. (M. Piyasena)
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Modeling a long period Bragg grating. (P. Jian)
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Microchannel made using benchtop MEMS.
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The Laboratory for MicroTechnologies focuses on creating new technologies that combine inorganic materials
(silicon chips, optical fibers, etc.) with organic materials (polymers, cells, etc.) at the micro-scale.
For further information, look under Research or click one of the pictures above.
- We have a long history of working with artificial muscles, particularly conjugated polymers and more recently
dielectric elastomer actuators and nastic actuators.
- We are active in bioMEMS, working in the areas of cell-based sensing, cell manipulation, microfluidics,
and PCR.
As part of a team including Profs. Nuno Martins and Pamela Abshire in the Electrical & Computer
Engineering Department and Prof. Sarah Bergbreiter in the Mechanical Engineering Department, we have received
an award from NSF to investigate the development of ant-size microrobots (antbots).
A news story on this was released by the
ECE Department.
New book published!
F. Carpi and E. Smela
Biomedical Applications of Electroactive Polymer Actuators
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009.
(Available on Amazon.)
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Elisabeth Smela
Tel: +1 (301) 405-5265
Fax: +1 (301) 314-9477
Email:
smela@umd.edu
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