Title :
Electron path detection by electro-spraying methods
Author :
Zarei, Niloofar ; Jones, John ; Leung, Alice
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
The electrospraying technique has been used as a new method for detecting the deflection of charged droplets. Each droplet carries an electrical charge, induced by a high voltage applied to the tip of an electro-spraying needle. To detect droplet path, we have monitored the deposition of the charge carried by each droplet on a bi-electrode. Our sensors are MEMS bi-electrodes fabricated and packaged in a Clean Room and placed in front of a stream of droplets produced by Electro-spraying methods. Applications of this sensor include MEMS-Electro-spraying Gyroscopes, in which the deflection of charged droplets will be used to detect Coriolis force due to rotation.
Keywords :
drops; microelectrodes; microfabrication; microsensors; spray coating techniques; Coriolis force detection; MEMS bielectrodes; MEMS-electro-spraying gyroscopes; charged droplet deflection; clean room; electrical charge; electron path detection; electrospraying methods; electrospraying needle; Electrodes; Force; Gyroscopes; Liquids; Monitoring; Needles; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1766-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411537