Abstract

ABSTRACTBioinspired micromanipulators have been made based on gecko dynamic self-cleaning mechanism. Various particles such as spherical SiO2/polystyrene, and short fibrous glass can be captured, transmitted and dropped on glass substrate with precisely predesigned patterns, by using the micromanipulator with the help of atomic force microscope (AFM). It has been demonstrated that particle-pad interface and particle-substrate interface exhibit diverse adhesion behaviors under different z-piezo retracting speed. The particle-substrate adhesion increases faster than the particle-pad adhesion with increasing the detaching velocity, which makes it possible to manipulate the particles by adjusting the retreating speed only. Probability tests was performed to better choose suitable parameters for picking and dropping operations. This work provides a potential solution to manipulation of micro/nano particles for precise assembly.

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