TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lambert,Pierre
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Surface Tension in Microsystems: Engineering Below the Capillary Length 
T2  - Microtechnology and MEMS,
SN  - 9783642375521
AV  - TA357-359 
U1  - 620.1064 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Physics
KW  - Fluid mechanics
KW  - Nanotechnology
KW  - Manufacturing industries
KW  - Machines
KW  - Tools
KW  - Engineering Fluid Dynamics
KW  - Nanotechnology and Microengineering
KW  - Applied and Technical Physics
KW  - Manufacturing, Machines, Tools
N1  - Part I Physical Background -- Part II Static Modelling of Capillary Forces and Torques -- Part III Dynamic Modelling of Capillary Forces -- Part IV Case Studies. Part V Conclusions and Perspectives
N2  - This book describes how surface tension effects can be used by engineers to provide mechanical functions in miniaturized products (<1 mm). Even if precursors of this field such as Jurin or Laplace already date back to the 18th century, describing surface tension effects from a mechanical perspective is very recent. The originality of this book is to consider the effects of capillary bridges on solids, including forces and torques exerted both statically and dynamically by the liquid along the 6 degrees-of-freedom. It provides a comprehensive approach to various applications, such as capillary adhesion (axial force), centering force in packaging and micro-assembly (lateral force) and recent developments such as a capillary motor (torque). It devises how surface tension can be used to provide mechanical functions such as actuation (bubble-actuated compliant table), sealing and tightness, energy harvesting, nanodispending
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37552-1
ER  -