A micropipette system based on low driving voltage carbon nanotube actuator

Autor: Toshihiko Ooie, Yusuke Fuchiwaki, Takushi Sugino, Raphael Addinall, Masato Tanaka, Kenji Goya, Kinji Asaka
Přispěvatelé: Publica
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Microsystem Technologies. 23:2657-2661
ISSN: 1432-1858
0946-7076
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-016-2943-y
Popis: We have fabricated a pipette system driven by a carbon nanotube (CNT) electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator, equipped with commercially available two- and three-way solenoid valves and experimentally estimate the suction/discharge/dropping performance for pure liquid water. The droplets were reproducibly dispensed with an RSD % of less than 2 % in their volume. The pipetting precision is within the maximum permissible error defined by the ISO 8655 standard. This work shows an example of one of the practical uses of CNT-based actuators.
Databáze: OpenAIRE