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Resonant Frequency Shift of Torsional Acutators due to Electrostatic Force

Xiao Z., Sun Y., Li B., Lee S., Sidhu K.S., Chin K.K., Farmer K.R., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

We have investigated the effect of natural frequency shift in single-crystal silicon, rectangular, electrostatic torsion actuators due to the electrostatic force. The electrostatic actuator was fabricated by using ultra-thin silicon wafer, SU-8 thermal compression bonding, [...]

A New Method to Design Pressure Sensor Diaphragm

Wang X., Li B., Lee S., Sun Y., Roman H.T., Chin K., Farmer K.R., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Over the last decade, silicon pressure sensors have undergone a significant growth. In most cases, these MEMS (Microelectromechanical System) devices are manufactured from rectangular or circular diaphragms whose thickness is constant and in the order [...]

Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields Trigger Intracellular Signals in Human Lymphocytes

Vernier P.T., Sun Y., Marcu L., Craft C.M., Gundersen M.A., University of Southern California, US

We present evidence for a new technological approach to signaling and triggering of intracellular events in biological cells. Remotely applied nanosecond, megavolt-per-meter, pulsed electric fields perturb the intracellular environment, causing calcium release, phosphatidylserine externalization, and [...]