Microtools that will be useful for the positioning and investigation microstructures must operate relevant environments, such as cell culture media or blood plasma. They must also be comparatively strong, and preferably allow a muscle like mode of movement. This is given by a novel family of actuators based on conjugated polymers (like polypyrrole, PPy). By miniaturising these structures using standard photolithographic techniques, the authors can reduce the size down to 10-micrometer dimensions and build mechanically active microdevices. These can be moved and positioned by applying a potential to dope or undope the PPy. These novel structures are now being developed as a unique microactuator technology, suitable for operation in applications coupled to cell biology and biomedicine
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-75794 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Jager, Edwin, Immerstrand, Charlotte, Magnusson, Karl-Eric, Inganäs, Olle, Lundström, Ingemar |
| Publisher | Linköpings universitet, Biosensorer och bioelektronik, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, Linköpings universitet, Medicinsk mikrobiologi, Linköpings universitet, Hälsouniversitetet, Linköpings universitet, Biomolekylär och Organisk Elektronik, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, Linköpings universitet, Biosensorer och bioelektronik, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, IEEE |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Conference paper, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 1st Annual International, Conference On Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology. 2000, p. 58-61 |
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