Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"micro fabrication"”.
-
Three-dimensional micro fabrication of active micro devices using soft functional materials
Made available in DSpace on 2012-02-01T00:48:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Lee_HoWon.pdf: 4405248 bytes, checksum: 41d914103a408ca170c48385421652fa (MD5) license.txt: 4054 bytes, checksum: 2175a1ca06310f92256240bfeceb9bbb (MD5) Lee_Ho Won.docx: 54614972 bytes, checksum: …
-
Assembly of biological building blocks for nano- and micro-fabrication of materials
… controls of material syntheses from nanoscale to microscale. Structures including nanowires, nanoparticle arrays, hetero-particle arrays, and micro-fibers were fabricated using the engineered MI3 virus as the building block and mineralization platform. The mineralization mechanisms were revealed …
-
Micro-fabrication of 3-D Si/air and Si/SiO₂/air PBG structures
Thesis (Elec. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998; and, Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.
-
Efficient silicon micro-reactors for thermophotovoltaic applications
… of TPV systems. In particular the thesis details micro-fabrication of silicon micro-reactors, and twodimensional tungsten photonic crystals (2D W PhC) for high-temperature applications such as selective thermal emitters for TPV energy conversion. Interference lithography and reactive ion etching …
-
Femtosecond-Laser-Enabled Fiber-Optic Interferometric Devices
During the past decades, femtosecond laser micro-fabrication has gained growing interests owing to its several unique features including direct and maskless fabrication, flexible choice of materials and geometries, and truly three-dimensional fabrication. Moreover, fiber-optic sensors have …
-
MOLTEN-BASED 3-D DIRECTWRITE FABRICATION OF MICRO STRUCTURES
The micro fabrication is the backbone of information age. From phones people use daily to the satellite in the orbit, they all rely on the control unit, sensors that made by microfabrication techniques. With decades of rapid development, the micro fabrication technology has reached a dimension that …
-
Fabrication process for openable microfluidic devices and externally actuated microfluidic switch
In this document I discuss the fabrication of metallic, aluminum and aluminum oxide, 3D micro channels, made with standard milling technology, along with two channel closing methods for openable devices: half cured-glued PDMS and Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Film. Using the aluminum oxide …
-
Measurement of Internal Movements of the Escherichia Coli Ribosome Using Forster Resonance Energy Transfer and Microsecond, Continuous -Flow Turbulent Mixing in Micro-Fabricated Devices
… the design, construction and implementation of micro-fabricated, continuous-flow, turbulent mixing devices that can mix two or three fluids to complete homogeneity on the molecular scale in the microsecond range. The prototypical designs are compact, portable, simple to fabricate and consume …
-
Dynamic testing of polydimethylsiloxane for applications in micro-contact roll printing
Micro-contact roll printing is an emerging alternative to photolithography as a means of cheaply manufacturing MEMS devices. Micro-contact roll printing control systems can regulate the printing pressure of a polydimethylsiloxane stamp on a polymer sheet, but the technology cannot adequately …
-
Assessment of colloidal self-assembly for photonic crystal
… technical capabilities, growth techniques and fabrication cost. In this assessment, the bulk colloidal photonic crystals are found to be inherently robust against stacking disorder, cracks and voids. The high reflectance performance and lattice parameter tailoring are useful for implementing …
-
Surface Modification of Multimaterial Multifunctional Fibers Enabling Biosensing Applications
… material processing technologies and micro fabrication methods have exponentially advanced, allowing engineers and scientists to develop new and more complex sensors on optical fibers platforms; specifically attractive for life science and biomedical research. All these substantial …
-
Design of Kresling inspired architected materials by using Polyjet technique
… conceptualization but also on the practical fabrication of PJ Kresling architected materials prototypes. The crucial role of their creases geometry and the visco-elastic effects related to PJ photo-polymers, were analyzed numerically and experimentally, aiming to achieve multistability and …
-
Carbon fiber electrodes for in vivo neural recording
Multi-channel micro electrodes for neural recording is a growing field that thrives on novel materials and fabrication techniques offered by micro fabrication technology. The material and the design of microelectrodes have a critical role on the quality of neural signals recorded. The neural …
-
Development of a MEMS turbocharger and gas turbine engine
… promise has driven the development of the MIT micro gas turbine generator concept. The first engine design measures 23 x 23 x 0.3 mm and is fabricated from single crystal silicon using MEMS micro-fabrication techniques so as to offer the promise of low cost in large production. This thesis …
-
The design, fabrication and testing of micro-fabricated linear and planar colloid thruster arrays
New space applications such as orbital control of micro-satellites and precise interferometry have created a demand for high precision, low thrust efficient space engines. Electrospray propulsion is a serious candidate for this new technological niche. Electrospray thrusters are space propulsion …
-
Piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging
… compatible transducers making piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) an attractive alternative to the current bulk piezoelectric technology. This thesis aims to realize pMUT potential starting with the development of an effective single cell model that is further scaled …
-
Magnetic micro-confinement of quantum degenerate gases
… we explore the basic principles of the magnetic micro-confinement of the quantum degenerate gases where the approach of the so-called two-dimensional magnetic lattices has been theoretically and experimentally investigated. In this research a new generation of two-dimensional magnetic lattice has …
-
Development of large-scale colloidal crystallisation methods for the production of photonic crystals
… light manipulation applications including; fabrication of efficient lasers and LEDs, improved optical sensors and interconnects, and improving photovoltaic efficiencies. One road-block of colloidal selfassembly is their inherent defects; however, they can be manufactured cost effectively …
Page 1 of 2