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Tetherless thermobiochemically actuated microgrippers

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Leong, Timothy G., Randall, Christina L., Benson, Bryan R., Bassik, Noy, Stern, George M., Gracias, David H.·2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.1073/pnas.0807698106
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We demonstrate mass-producible, tetherless microgrippers that can be remotely triggered by temperature and chemicals under biologically relevant conditions. The microgrippers use a self-contained actuation response, obviating the need for external tethers in operation. The grippers can be actuated en masse, even while spatially separated. We used the microgrippers to perform diverse functions, such as picking up a bead on a substrate and the removal of cells from tissue embedded at the end of a capillary (an in vitro biopsy).

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Authors
Leong, T. G., Randall, C. L., Benson, B. R., Bassik, N., Stern, G. M., & Gracias, D. H.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2009-01-20
Volume
106
Issue
3
Pages
703-708
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.0807698106
OpenAlex
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433
References
1
FWCI
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
www.pnas.org/site/misc/userlicense.xhtml (vor, 181 d)

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Leong, T. G., Randall, C. L., Benson, B. R., Bassik, N., Stern, G. M., & Gracias, D. H. (2009). Tetherless thermobiochemically actuated microgrippers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0807698106

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