EIT image from a strain gauge sensor under 3 weights. (Y. Chen)
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Live and dead yeast cells localized simultaneously using MFDEP. (M. Urdaneta)
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Patterned free-standing films of Loctite 3108. (Delille, Urdaneta, Moseley)
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RT-qPCR data collected from a tissue microarray section,
presented in heat map format (Armani).
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Large clump of cardiomyocytes cultured on a chip that records extracellular potentials.
(Datta)
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Two moments during the reduction of PPy with an ion barrier, showing the front of
ions and oxidation level moving in from the sides. (X. Wang)
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Modeling the bending of DEAs. (Balakrisnan)
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Lidded vials fabricated on the surface of a chip with sensors and circuitry.
(Christophersen)
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Nastic actuator based on electroosmotic pumping: inflating membrane. (Piyasena, Stritharan)
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Compliant strain gauges painted onto the flexible wing of a flapping wing MAV record data during
flight. (Wissman, Edgerton)
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Microchannel made using benchtop MEMS.
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Conjugated polymer actuated self-folding box.
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The main focus for the Laboratory for MicroTechnologies is creating new technologies that combine inorganic materials
(silicon chips, optical fibers, etc.) with organic materials (polymers, cells, etc.) at the micro-scale.
For further information, look under Research or click one of the pictures above.
- We are active in bioMEMS, working in the areas of cell-based sensing, cell manipulation, microfluidics,
and mapping nucleic acids in tissue sections.
- We have a long history of working with "artificial muscles", previously conjugated polymers and
dielectric elastomer actuators and, more recently, nastic actuators.
- Recently we began working in the area of tactile skins for robotics based on thin film piezoresistive latex/graphite composite paints.
This site was last updated in August 2015.
A new page was added on touch-sensing skins for robotics. New information was added to the page on DEAs.
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Elisabeth Smela
Tel: +1 (301) 405-5265
Office: 2112 Martin Hall
Email:
smela@umd.edu
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