• DocumentCode
    1509587
  • Title

    Measurement of starting torque in surface tension self-assembly of microstructures

  • Author

    Syms, R.R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/21/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    859
  • Lastpage
    861
  • Abstract
    The torque available at the start of out-of-plane rotation in surface tension powered self-assembly of microstructures is measured by deformation of an elastic spring. Values confirm to theoretical estimates and show that surface tension torque can overwhelm the gravitational counter-torque for realistic components in the microstructure size regime
  • Keywords
    elastic deformation; micromechanical devices; self-assembly; surface tension; torque measurement; elastic spring deformation; gravitational counter-torque; microstructure size regime; microstructures; out-of-plane rotation; realistic components; starting torque measurement; surface tension powered self-assembly; surface tension self-assembly; surface tension torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20010553
  • Filename
    933424
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1509587