Y. Li Professor Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, China; School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China e-mail: [email protected] Modeling and Control Analysis of a 3-PUPU Dual Compliant Parallel Manipulator for Micro Positioni...

This paper presents a micro-coordinate measuring machine (micro-CMM) for large-scale dimensional measurement of a micro-slit on a precision die coater by using a shear-mode micro-probe. A glass micro sphere with a nominal diameter of 52.3 μm was attached on one end of a tapered glass capillary tube as a probe tip ball. The micro-slit width of a slot die coater with a nominal slit width of 85 μm...

In-vitro investigation of neural architectures requires cell positioning. For that purpose, micro-magnets have been developed on silicon substrates and combined with chemical patterning to attract cells on adhesive sites and keep them there during incubation. We have shown that the use of micro-magnets allows to achieve a high filling factor (∼ 90 %) of defined adhesive sites in neural networks...

Starbug is a robotic positioning development concept for deploying many payloads, such as pickoff optics, optical fibres, integral field units, to micron level accuracy over a flat or curved focal surface. With a heritage of fibre positioners such as 2dF, OzPoz and FMOS-Echidna, this concept addresses some of the limitations of other positioning systems to provide a reliable, cost effective way...

A new biochip for adherent cell trapping using micro patterned parylene-C is presented. We demonstrate the ability of micro patterned parylene-C films to provide an efficient positioning and orientation of cells. It is also possible to fix one cell separate from the others which may be crucial in the development of biodevices for the single-cell analysis. The developed method does not require a...