Micro-assembly of three dimensional tetrahedra by capillary forces

J.W. van Honschoten; A.B.H. Legrain; A. Legrain; Johan W. Berenschot; Leon Abelmann; Niels Roelof Tas

doi:10.1109/MEMSYS.2011.5734418

Micro-assembly of three dimensional tetrahedra by capillary forces

J.W. van Honschoten
, A.B.H. Legrain
, A. Legrain
, Johan W. Berenschot
, Leon Abelmann
, Niels Roelof Tas

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Abstract

This paper presents the realization of micrometer sized silicon nitride tetrahedra with well-defined angles that are folded out of a planar geometry using capillary forces. The required specific three-dimensional shape is achieved by a well-defined folding sequence. Using the favorable properties of the recently developed corner lithography technique, a programmable stop hinge is micro-machined by etching specifically defined intersection planes of the silicon mold. Tetrahedra were successfully folded by capillarity validating this new technique. The demand for such a microstructure has become very large since it can form the essential basic element for future three-dimensional data storage systems.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	288-291
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-9633-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2011.5734418
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2011
Event	24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 23 Jan 2011 → 27 Jan 2011 Conference number: 24

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Name
Publisher	IEEE Robotics & Automation and IEEE Sensors Council

Conference

Conference	24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011
Abbreviated title	MEMS
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	23/01/11 → 27/01/11

Keywords

METIS-277584
IR-76509
TST-SMI: Formerly in EWI-SMI
TST-Self Assembly
EWI-19820

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van Honschoten, JW, Legrain, ABH, Legrain, A, Berenschot, JW, Abelmann, L & Tas, NR 2011, Micro-assembly of three dimensional tetrahedra by capillary forces. in 24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011. IEEE, USA, pp. 288-291, 24th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2011, Cancun, Mexico, 23/01/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2011.5734418

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