Effect of endeffector's contact area on single cell manipulation at small scale

Yajing Shen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

At small scale, the surface force becomes dominated, which causes difficult to the small object's manipulation. In this paper, we study the effect of the endeffector's contact area on the biological cell's manipulation. First, two endeffectors with different size are fabricated based on focused ion beam (FIB) etching. Then, they are used to detach the single cell from substrate. The maximum detaching force of each is calculated and the effect of the endeffector's size on cell manipulation is discussed. After that, different types of end effector are designed for different cell manipulation purpose. The result shows that the contact area at small scale has great affects on cell's manipulation. By changing the contact area, we are able to perform different manipulation tasks, which will benefit the research on accurate positioning as well as the biological analysis at small scale.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages719-723
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973965
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014 - Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 5 Dec 201410 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBali
Period5/12/1410/12/14

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • Cell manipulation
  • Nano robotic manipulation
  • Size effect

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