TY - GEN
T1 - Self-assembled hydrogel microspring for soft actuator
AU - Yoshida, Koki
AU - Onoe, Hiroaki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/2/26
Y1 - 2015/2/26
N2 - We found that a hydrogel microspring was formed by extruding sodium alginate pre-gel solution into calcium chloride solution using a bevel-tip microfluidic capillary. The formation of the microspring depends on the diameter of the capillary, flow rate and tip angle. As an example of soft actuator, the microspring including magnetic colloids was actuated by applying magnetic fields. We believe that the microspring will be used to various application including mechanical elements using soft materials.
AB - We found that a hydrogel microspring was formed by extruding sodium alginate pre-gel solution into calcium chloride solution using a bevel-tip microfluidic capillary. The formation of the microspring depends on the diameter of the capillary, flow rate and tip angle. As an example of soft actuator, the microspring including magnetic colloids was actuated by applying magnetic fields. We believe that the microspring will be used to various application including mechanical elements using soft materials.
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U2 - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050877
DO - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050877
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84931042686
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 26
EP - 28
BT - 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015
Y2 - 18 January 2015 through 22 January 2015
ER -