Design, analysis and experimental investigations of a high precision flexure-based microgripper for micro/nano manipulation

TK Das, B Shirinzadeh, M Ghafarian, A Al-Jodah… - Mechatronics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a flexure-based piezoelectric actuated microgripper is presented for high
precision micro/nano manipulation tasks. A new design of microgripper based on a three …

Multifunctional noncontact micromanipulation using whirling flow generated by vibrating a single piezo actuator

X Liu, Q Shi, Y Lin, M Kojima, Y Mae, T Fukuda… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A noncontact method that can achieve immobilization, transportation, and rotation in the
microscale is desired in biological micromanipulation. A multifunctional noncontact …

Soft actuators based on piezoelectric composites for nanoscale self-bending

H Chen, Y Li, M Ren, QQ Ni, J Hu, K Li, R Li - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Nano/microscale objects would be far less damaged by soft actuators than rigid actuators in
the mechanical nano/micromanipulation, but the precision of most soft actuators cannot …

Neural network self-tuning control for a piezoelectric actuator

W Li, C Zhang, W Gao, M Zhou - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Piezoelectric actuators (PEA) have been widely used in the ultra-precision manufacturing
fields. However, the hysteresis nonlinearity between the input voltage and the output …

Design and testing of a new piezoelectric-actuated symmetric compliant microgripper

Z Lyu, Q Xu - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
Precise and stable operations in micromanipulation and microassembly require a high-
performance microgripper. To improve the predominant static and dynamic characteristics, a …

Hydrodynamic tweezers: Trapping and transportation in microscale using vortex induced by oscillation of a single piezoelectric actuator

X Liu, Q Shi, Y Lin, M Kojima, Y Mae, Q Huang… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The demand for a harmless noncontact trapping and transportation method in manipulation
and measurement of biological micro objects waits to be met. In this paper, a novel …

Design and development of a piezo-driven microinjection system with force feedback

G Wang, Q Xu - Advanced Robotics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents the design and development of a novel piezo-driven cell injection
system with force feedback, which overcomes the unsatisfied force interaction between the …

Automated microhand system for measuring cell stiffness by using two plate end-effectors

M Kawakami, M Kojima, Y Masuda… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advancements in the field of life sciences, there is an increasing demand for
measuring cell characteristics. In this context, we developed a small microhand system that …

An Automated Pick-and-Place Method for Irregular-Shaped Microspheres Inspired by Chopstick Operation

Z Li, D Long, S Chen, C Shi - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an automated irregular-shaped microbead assembly method inspired
by the manipulation way of chopsticks that includes a lifting pickup strategy inspired by …

All-purpose magnetic micromanipulation system with two modes: Chopstick-like two-finger microhand and hydrodynamic tweezer

D Liu, X Liu, P Li, X Tang, M Kojima… - IEEE/ASME …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last two decades, the micromanipulation technique has been widely utilized in
industrial and biological fields. However, existing micromanipulation methods can hardly …