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Exploring Vacuum Casting Techniques for Micron and Submicron Features
A study of resolution limits in standard rapid prototyping vacuum cast molding processes and
adaptation of this technique to reach submicron accuracy is proposed. Micro-fabrication
technologies are used to fabricate micron and submicron high aspect-ratio patterns on the
original parts. The molding of the original parts is optimized to allow replication of submicron
features. In carefully exploring materials and surface treatments, cast parts are successfully
replicated with submicron and high aspect ratio micron structures. These encouraging results
enable the use of such processes for micro- and nano-systems applications and open the door
to development and production of low cost, high resolution biochips.Mechanical Engineerin
Phase field modeling of nonlinear material behavior
Materials that undergo internal transformations are usually described in
solid mechanics by multi-well energy functions that account for both elastic
and transformational behavior. In order to separate the two effects, physicists
use instead phase-field-type theories where conventional linear elastic strain
is quadratically coupled to an additional field that describes the evolution of
the reference state and solely accounts for nonlinearity. In this paper we
propose a systematic method allowing one to split the non-convex energy into
harmonic and nonharmonic parts and to convert a nonconvex mechanical problem
into a partially linearized phase-field problem. The main ideas are illustrated
using the simplest framework of the Peierls-Nabarro dislocation model.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures. v1: as submitted. v2: as published (conclusion
added, unessential part of appendix removed, minor typesetting revisions). To
appear in: K. Hackl (ed.), Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Variational
Concepts with Applications to the Mechanics of Materials, September 22-26,
2008, Bochum. (Springer-Verlag, 2010 presumably
Photolithographic Approaches for Fabricating Highly Ordered Nanopatterned Arrays
In this work, we report that large area metal nanowire and polymer nanotube arrays were successfully patterned by photolithographic approach using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates. Nanowires were produced by electrochemical deposition, and nanotubes by solution-wetting. The highly ordered patterns of nanowire and nanotube arrays were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and found to stand free on the substrate. The method is expected to play an important role in the application of microdevices in the future
MEMS de Piano - an Experimental Course of Design, Fabrication, and Testing of MEMS Oscillator
International audienceSince 2005, an experimental course of design, fabrication, and testing of MEMS resonators is given to undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Tokyo. Through the experiences, an optimal-for-course resonator design (= the design with which all students have working device) was identified. Several “golden rules” were described for deeper students' understanding. Further extension of the course is presented in the paper: Integration with VLSI read-out circuit. A capacitance readout ASIC that can monolithically be integrated with MEMS resonator was fabricated with 0.6 μm CMOS technology on an SOI wafer and its functionality was verified
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