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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Ning Xi, Okemos, MI (US);
Uchechukwu Wejinya, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Yantao Shen, Reno, NV (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01L 23/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An end-effector is provided for use on a micro/nano manipulation device. The end-effector is comprised of: a micropump fluidly coupled to a microtube; a piezoelectric sensing structure disposed in the microtube; and a processing circuit electrically coupled to the sensing structure for determining the force of the fluid flowing through the microtube. The end-effector is a closed loop control-enabled micro/nano manipulation system.