Title :
Micro pneumatic curling actuator - Nematode actuator -
Author :
Ogura, Keiko ; Wakimoto, Shuichi ; Suzumori, Koichi ; Nishioka, Yasutaka
Author_Institution :
The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka, Japan
Abstract :
Micro rubber pneumatic actuators have attracted in medical and biotechnology fields, especially they have been expected for minimally invasive surgery and handling biological cells because of high safety caused by low mechanical impedance.
Keywords :
Bellows; Biotechnology; Fabrication; Impedance; Laboratories; Lithography; Minimally invasive surgery; Pneumatic actuators; Rubber; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics, 2008. ROBIO 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2678-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2679-9
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913047
