Reliable and Accurate Release of Micro-Sized Objects with a Gripper that Uses the Capillary-Force Method

ABSTRACT: There have been recent developments in grippers that are based on capillary force and condensed water droplets. These are used for manipulating micro-sized objects. Recently, one-finger grippers have been produced that are able to reliably grip using the capillary force. To release objects, either the van der Waals, gravitational or inertial-forces method is used. This article presents methods for reliably gripping and releasing micro-objects using the capillary force. The moisture from the surrounding air is condensed into a thin layer of water on the contact surfaces of the objects. From the thin layer of water, a water meniscus between the micro-sized object, the gripper and the releasing surface is created. Consequently, the water meniscus between the object and the releasing surface p

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6190406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature