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This letter presents an analysis of self-assembly of thin disk-shaped parts (diameter: 2 mm; thickness: 100 μm) with the objective of optimizing their angular alignment. The assembly proceeds continuously on a substrate that is pulled up through an air-water interface where thin parts with magnetic markers are floating. Angular deviations from the assembly site are significantly reduced by repositioning magnets that guide the self-assembly process. Temporary Faraday waves aid one-to-one part-to-site registration. Ninety parts are assembled, row by row, in 1 min. The assembly rate scales with the width of the assembly substrate. Compared with that of our previous work, the assembly rate is increased threefold due to reduced part-to-part interactions.
Published in:
Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of
(Volume:22
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: Feb. 2013
- Page(s):
- 13 - 15
- ISSN :
- 1057-7157
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 13287881
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/JMEMS.2012.2231052
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Publication :
- 24 December 2012
- Date of Current Version :
- 30 January 2013
- Issue Date :
- Feb. 2013
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Electron Devices Society
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