A micropipette system based on low driving voltage carbon nanotube actuator

A micropipette system based on low driving voltage carbon nanotube actuator

We have fabricated a pipette system driven by a carbon nanotube (CNT) electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator, equipped with commercially available two- and three-way solenoid valves and experimentally estimate the suction/discharge/dropping performance for pure liquid water. The droplets were reproduc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microsystem technologies : sensors, actuators, systems integration actuators, systems integration, 2017-07, Vol.23 (7), p.2657-2661
Hauptverfasser: Goya, Kenji, Fuchiwaki, Yusuke, Tanaka, Masato, Addinall, Raphael, Ooie, Toshihiko, Sugino, Takushi, Asaka, Kinji
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Sprache:eng
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Electronics and Microelectronics
Engineering
Instrumentation
Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
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Zusammenfassung:We have fabricated a pipette system driven by a carbon nanotube (CNT) electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator, equipped with commercially available two- and three-way solenoid valves and experimentally estimate the suction/discharge/dropping performance for pure liquid water. The droplets were reproducibly dispensed with an RSD % of less than 2 % in their volume. The pipetting precision is within the maximum permissible error defined by the ISO 8655 standard. This work shows an example of one of the practical uses of CNT-based actuators.
ISSN:0946-7076
1432-1858
DOI:10.1007/s00542-016-2943-y