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Light Driven Micromachines / George K. Knopf, Kenji Uchino.

By: Knopf, George K [author.].
Contributor(s): Uchino, Kenji [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781351001281; 9781498757706.Subject(s): Microelectromechanical systems | Microelectronics | Optics | Optoelectronics | ElectricalEngineeringnetBASE | ENGnetBASE | MechanicalEngineeringnetBASE | MEMS | Microelectronics | Optics & optoelectronics | SCI-TECHnetBASE | STMnetBASEAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleOnline resources: Click here to view.
Contents:
chapter 1 Introduction / George K. Knopf -- chapter 2 Mechanical Micromachines and Microsystems / George K. Knopf -- chapter 3 Nature of Light / George K. Knopf -- chapter 4 Manipulating Micromachines in a Light Beam / George K. Knopf -- chapter 5 Advanced Materials That Respond to Light / George K. Knopf -- chapter 6 Photostrictive Actuators Based on Piezoelectrics / George K. Knopf -- chapter 7 Photothermal Microactuation / George K. Knopf -- chapter 8 Light-Driven Microfluidic Systems / George K. Knopf -- chapter 9 Perspectives on Light-Driven Micromachines / George K. Knopf.
Scope and content: "Light Driven Micromachines addresses the fundamental characteristics of light activated and optically powered microstructures, simple mechanisms, and complex machines that perform mechanical work at the micro- and nano-scale. It provides a background for how light can initiate physical movement by inducing material or bending or inducing microforces on the surrounding medium. Then, it covers how the forces of light can be harnessed for trapping and manipulating micron-sized mechanical components. Smart materials that exhibit direct optical-to-mechanical energy conversion are examined from the perspective of designing photo-responsive actuators and optically driven systems."--Provided by publisher.
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chapter 1 Introduction / George K. Knopf -- chapter 2 Mechanical Micromachines and Microsystems / George K. Knopf -- chapter 3 Nature of Light / George K. Knopf -- chapter 4 Manipulating Micromachines in a Light Beam / George K. Knopf -- chapter 5 Advanced Materials That Respond to Light / George K. Knopf -- chapter 6 Photostrictive Actuators Based on Piezoelectrics / George K. Knopf -- chapter 7 Photothermal Microactuation / George K. Knopf -- chapter 8 Light-Driven Microfluidic Systems / George K. Knopf -- chapter 9 Perspectives on Light-Driven Micromachines / George K. Knopf.

"Light Driven Micromachines addresses the fundamental characteristics of light activated and optically powered microstructures, simple mechanisms, and complex machines that perform mechanical work at the micro- and nano-scale. It provides a background for how light can initiate physical movement by inducing material or bending or inducing microforces on the surrounding medium. Then, it covers how the forces of light can be harnessed for trapping and manipulating micron-sized mechanical components. Smart materials that exhibit direct optical-to-mechanical energy conversion are examined from the perspective of designing photo-responsive actuators and optically driven systems."--Provided by publisher.

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