• DocumentCode
    1726321
  • Title

    Development of polymer-based artificial haircell using surface micromachining and 3D assembly

  • Author

    Chen, J. ; Engel, J. ; Chang Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1035
  • Abstract
    We report the development of an artificial haircell (AHC) fabricated using polymer surface micromachining and efficient 3D assembly. The AHC is modeled after biological hair cells, a common and versatile mechanoreceptor in biology. The design and fabrication process are discussed in the paper. Response to static deflection and airflow is also discussed.
  • Keywords
    Permalloy; aluminium; chromium alloys; gold; mechanoception; micromachining; nickel alloys; polymers; strain gauges; 3D assembly; AlNiCrCrAuFeNi; airflow; biological hair cells; polymer surface micromachining; polymer-based artificial haircell; static deflection; versatile mechanoreceptor; Assembly; Capacitive sensors; Fluid flow measurement; Hair; Micromachining; Polymer films; Robustness; Silicon; Substrates; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7731-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1216945
  • Filename
    1216945