Open AccessMicrorobot‐in‐glass for dynamic motion analysis and wider in vitro applications
Author(s) -
Salmon Hugo,
Couraud Laurent,
Roblin Christophe,
Hwang Gilgueng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2019.0006
Subject(s) - microfluidics , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , inert , polymer , organosilicon , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , composite material , chemistry , oceanography , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , geology
Microrobots could become a key enabler in life science and medicine research as well as industrial applications. Although they provide high‐performance tools for a wide range of applications, their environment and particularly surface forces induce significant challenge for their control. This work introduces an originally integrated microrobot in a permanently sealed glass microfluidic chip. Compared to conventional polymer chips, the glass substrate offers a smooth, stable, and inert surface. It also avoids the typical contamination and fast degradation of organosilicon polymers. In this environment, they demonstrate high‐frequency hydrodynamics analysis and control. This strategy offers a high precision platform to study microrobot design and hydrodynamics as well as a transducer module for mapping surfaces and sensing interaction with physical environments.