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US Patents
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4/15/2008
7,358,581
Quantum dot based pressure switch
3/11/2008
7,342,573
Electrostrictive polymer as a combined haptic-seal actuator
2/19/2008
7,331,101
Method of fabricating a micro-electromechanical actuating mechanism
2/12/2008
7,329,930
Micromechanical actuator with multiple-plane comb electrodes and methods of
making
1/15/2008
7,319,303
Method and apparatus for estimating the position of a moving part of a linear
actuator
12/25/2007
7,311,506
Actuator base nubbin alignment
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Journal Articles
4/25/2008
Optocoupler driving of MEMS electrostatic switches
(# 055004)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #5 (2008)
Abstract
The pull-in behavior of electrostatically actuated
bistable microstructures
(#055026)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #5 (2008)
Abstract
A single-sided process for differentially cooled
electrothermal micro-actuators
(#055033)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Topology Optimization of a Piezoelectric Actuator on an
Elastic Beam
(445-455)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 19 #4 (2008)
[Abstract]
Single-photon level ultrafast all-optical switching
(# 151109)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #15 (2008)
Abstract
Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composite for
Light-Driven Microthermal Control
(p 3610-3613)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #19 (2008)
Abstract
7,361,430
Carbon nanotube-polymer composite actuators
Reversible Conductance Switching in Molecular
Devices
(p 1467-1473)
Advanced Materials 20 #8 (2008)
Abstract
4/18/2008
Redox-Switching of Nonlinear Optical Behavior in
Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films Containing a Ruthenium(II) Ammine Complex
(3286 – 3287)
Journal of the American Chemical Society 13 #11 (2008)
Abstract
Light-Powered Electrical Switch Based on
Cargo-Lifting Azobenzene Monolayers
(p 3407-3409)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #18 (2008)
Abstract
4/4/2008
Homogenous Spherical Mosslike Assembly of Pd
Nanoparticles by using DNA Compaction: Application of Pd-DNA Hybrid Materials to
Volume-Expansion Hydrogen Switches
(p 1122-1128)
Advanced Materials 20 #6 (2008)
Abstract
Random Circuit Breaker Network Model for Unipolar
Resistance Switching
(p 1154-1159)
Advanced Materials 20 #6 (2008)
Abstract
3/28/2008
Homogenous Spherical Mosslike Assembly of Pd Nanoparticles by using DNA
Compaction: Application of Pd-DNA Hybrid Materials to Volume-Expansion Hydrogen
Switches
(p 1122-1128)
Advanced Materials 20 #6 (2008)
Abstract
Random Circuit Breaker Network Model for Unipolar Resistance Switching
(p 1154-1159)
Advanced Materials 20 #6 (2008)
Abstract
3/21/2008
Control of the Dynamic Motion of a Gel Actuator
Driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction
(p 401-405)
Macromolecular Rapid Communications 29 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Review
Sensors and actuators based on carbon nanotubes and their composites: A review
(1227-1249)
Composites Science and Technology 68 #6 (2008)
Abstract
Submicron silicon waveguide optical switch driven by
microelectromechanical actuator
(# 101110)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #10 (2008)
Abstract
Room temperature magnetoresistance switching of Permalloy thin
films induced by iron nanoparticles
(# 093121)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #9 (2008)
Abstract
2/29/2008
A light writable microfluidic 
flash
memory
:
Optically addressed actuator array with latched operation for microfluidic
applications
(488-491)
Lab on a Chip 8 #3 (2008)
Demonstration of a bio-microactuator powered
by vascular smooth muscle cells coupled to polymer micropillars
(58-61)
Lab on a Chip 8 #1 (2008)
Biomimetic Nano-composite
Actuators Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Ionic Polymers
(305-311)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 19 #3 (2008)
[Abstract]
Numerical Analysis on Two Kinds
of Cymbal Membranes for Piezoelectric Micro-Flow Actuator
(343-349)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 19 #3 (2008)
[Abstract]
2/22/2008
A novel electrochromic device with high
optical switching speed
(734-737)
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 69 #2-3 (2008)
Abstract
Fluorescent photoswitchable nanohybrids based on
photochromism
(206-210)
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 69 #1 (2008)
SummaryPlus
Pull-in instability of nano-switches using nonlocal
elasticity theory
(#035103)
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 #3 (2008)
Abstract
Dual metal–insulator and insulator–insulator switching
in nanoscale and Al doped VO2
(#015402)
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Pulse train measurement of ferroelectric switching in thin films of vinylidene
fluoride/trifluoroethylene copolymer
(33-39)
Applied Physics A Materials Science & Processing 91 #1 (2008)
2/15/2008
A novel
microactuator for microbiopsy in capsular endoscopes
(#025032)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #2 (2008)
Abstract
Low operation voltage of inkjet-printed plastic sheet-type
micromechanical switches
(# 053302)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Fault-Tolerant Dielectric Elastomer Actuators using Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotube Electrodes
(p 621-625)
Advanced Materials 20 #3 (2008)
Abstract
2/8/2008
Flexible all-solid-state
switchable mirror on plastic sheet
(# 041912)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #4 (2008)
Abstract
Nanophotoswitches with a
high on/off ratio based on a structure of indium tin oxide/organic
insulator/metal
(# 043302)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #4 (2008)
Abstract
Comparison of air gap
breakdown and substrate injection as mechanisms to induce dielectric charging in
microelectromechanical switches
(# 043502)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #4 (2008)
Abstract
Magnetic switching of
ferromagnetic nanotubes
(# 032505)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #3 (2008)
Abstract
1/18/2008
Active Vibration Control of a Micro-Actuator for Hard Disk Drives using
Self-Sensing Actuator
(113-123)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 19 #1 (2008)
[Abstract]
Field response and switching times in biaxial nematics
(# 024905)
Journal of Chemical Physics 128 #2 (2008)
Abstract
Controllable switching of vortex chirality in magnetic nanodisks by a
field pulse
(# 012503)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Small torsional piezoelectric fiber actuators with helical electrodes
(# 012923)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Pull-in instability of parallel-plate electrostatic microactuators under
a combined variable charge and voltage configuration
(# 013509)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Piezoelectric ultrasonic bidirectional linear actuator for
micropositioning fulfilling Feynman's criteria
(# 014107)
Applied Physics Letters 92 #1 (2008)
Abstract
01/11/2008
Ionic strength mediated hydrophobic force
switching of CF3-terminated
ethylene glycol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold
(5066 – 5068)
Chemical Communications #47 (2007)
Resistive switching devices based on nanocrystalline solid
electrolyte (AgI)0.5(AgPO3)0.5
(# 243513)
Applied Physics Letters 91 #24 (2007)
Abstract
Multiparameter Magnetic Relaxation
Switch Assays
(8863 – 8869
Analytical Chemistry 79, #23 (2007)
Abstract
12/28/2007
Monolithic Actuators from Flash-Welded Polyaniline Nanofibers
(p 155-158)
Advanced Materials 20 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Nanoscale
Electrolytic Switching in Phase-Change Chalcogenide Films
(p 4431-4437)
Advanced Materials 19 #24 (2007)
Abstract
Novel
Switching Transition of Resistance Observed in Conducting Polymer Nanowires
(p 3956-3960)
Advanced Materials 19 #22 (2007)
Abstract
Photoswitches and Memories Assembled by Electrospinning Aluminum-Doped Zinc
Oxide Single Nanowires
(p 3968-3972)
Advanced Materials 19 #22 (2007)
Abstract
12/21/2007
Experimental design and analysis for piezoelectric circular actuators in flow
control applications
(#015013)
Smart Materials and Structures 17 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Exact
analysis of two kinds of piezoelectric actuator
(#015018)
Smart Materials and Structures 17 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Shape and
Temperature Memory of Nanocomposites with Broadened Glass Transition
(1294-1296)
Science Magazine 318 #5854 (2007)
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Nanomechanical and electrical characterization of a new cellular electret
sensor–actuator
(#035506)
Nanotechnology 19 #3 (2008)
Abstract
12/14/2007
Gentle
dry etching of P(VDF-TrFE) multilayer micro actuator structures by use of an
inductive coupled plasma
(#015007)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Linearization of a two-axis MEMS scanner driven by vertical comb-drive actuators
(#015015)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Extending the traveling range with a cascade electrostatic comb-drive actuator
(#015018)
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 18 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Magnetorheological Valve for Hybrid Electrohydrostatic Actuation
(1121-1136)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 18 #11 (2007)
[Abstract]
Application of Active Micro-vibration Control System using a Giant
Magnetostrictive Actuator
(1137-1148)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 18 #11 (2007)
[Abstract]
Piezoelectric Actuators as Synthetic Jets: Cavity Dimension Effects
(1175-1190)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 18 #11 (2007)
[Abstract]
Optimizing the Thickness of Piezoceramic Actuators for Bending Vibration of
Planar Structures
(1191-1201)
Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures 18 #11 (2007)
[Abstract]
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