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SUBMITTER: Feng L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187713 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Feng Lin L Wu Xiaocong X Jiang Yonggang Y Zhang Deyuan D Arai Fumihito F
Micromachines 20180129 2
We present a novel method for the three-dimensional (3D) control of microrobots within a microfluidic chip. The microrobot body contains a hollow space, producing buoyancy that allows it to float in a microfluidic environment. The robot moves in the z direction by balancing magnetic and buoyancy forces. In coordination with the motion of stages in the xy plane, we achieved 3D microrobot control. A microgripper designed to grasp micron-scale objects was attached to the front of the robot, allowin ...[more]