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dc.contributor.authorMilana, Edoardo
dc.contributor.authorGorissen, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorDe Borre, Eline
dc.contributor.authorCeyssens, Frederik
dc.contributor.authorReynaerts, Dominiek
dc.contributor.authorDe Volder, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T23:31:13Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T23:31:13Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.identifier.issn2169-5172
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335464
dc.description.abstractElastic pneumatic actuators are fueling new devices and applications in soft robotics. Actuator miniaturization is critical to enable soft microsystems for applications in microfluidics and micromanipulation. This work proposes a fabrication technique to make out-of-plane bending microactuators entirely by soft lithography. The only bonding step required is to seal the embedded fluidic channels, assuring the structural integrity of the microactuators. The process consists of fabricating two SU8 mold halves using different lithographic layers. Polydimethilsiloxane is poured on the bottom mold, which is subsequently aligned and assembled with the top mold. The process allows for out-of-plane actuators with a diameter of 300 μm and for fabricating arrays of up to 36 actuators that are row addressable. These active micropillars have an aspect ratio of 1:1.5 and, when pressurized at 1 bar, show a bending angle of ∼30°.
dc.description.sponsorshipFWO - Belgium
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Inc
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.subjectactive pillars
dc.subjectartificial cilia
dc.subjectsoft bending microactuators
dc.subjectsoft lithography
dc.subjectsoft robotics
dc.titleOut-of-Plane Soft Lithography for Soft Pneumatic Microactuator Arrays.
dc.typeArticle
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Engineering
dc.date.updated2022-03-28T10:58:49Z
prism.publicationNameSoft Robot
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.82893
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-03-25
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1089/soro.2021.0106
rioxxterms.versionAM
dc.contributor.orcidMilana, Edoardo [0000-0003-3389-3039]
dc.contributor.orcidGorissen, Benjamin [0000-0001-8275-7610]
dc.identifier.eissn2169-5180
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
cam.issuedOnline2022-06-15
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rioxxterms.freetoread.startdate2022-06-15


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