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  4. A monolithic force-sensitive 3D microgripper fabricated on the tip of an optical fiber using 2-photon polymerization
 
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A monolithic force-sensitive 3D microgripper fabricated on the tip of an optical fiber using 2-photon polymerization
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Author(s)
Power, MC
Thompson, Alexander
Anastasova-Ivanova, S
Yang, G
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Microscale robotic devices have myriad potential applications including drug delivery, biosensing, cell manipulation, and microsurgery. In this work, a tethered, 3D, compliant grasper with an integrated force sensor is presented, the entirety of which is fabricated on the tip of an optical fiber in a single-step process using 2-photon polymerization. This gripper can prove useful for the interrogation of biological microstructures such as alveoli, villi, or even individual cells. The position of the passively actuated grasper is controlled via micromanipulation of the optical fiber, and the microrobotic device measures approximately 100 µm in length and breadth. The force estimation is achieved using optical interferometry: high-dimensional spectral readings are used to train artificial neural networks to predict the axial force exerted on/by the gripper. The design, characterization, and testing of the grasper are described and its real-time force-sensing capability with an accuracy below 2.7% of the maximum calibrated force is demonstrated.
Date Issued
2018-02-26
Date Acceptance
2018-01-17
Citation
Small, 2018, 14 (16), pp.1703964-1-1703964-10
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/58558
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201703964
ISSN
1613-6810
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1703964-1
End Page
1703964-10
Journal / Book Title
Small
Volume
14
Issue
16
Replaces
10044/1/57912
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57912
Copyright Statement
© 2018 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/smll.201703964
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29479810
Grant Number
EP/J021199/1
EP/L014149/1
EP/P012779/1
Subjects
2-photon polymerization
compliant actuation
microgrippers
microrobots
optical force sensing
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Germany
Article Number
ARTN 1703964
Date Publish Online
2018-02-26
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