Journal Sensors and Actuator A: Physical, Vol. 163, Issue 1

Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A: PHYSICAL

ISSN: 0924-4247 Vol.163/1

Date: September 2010

General Section

1.	Sensor properties and surface characterization of aluminum-deposited SPR optical fibers Pages 1-8 Masaru Mitsushio, Kensaku Watanabe, Yasuyuki Abe, Morihide Higo

Physical Section

2.	Advantages of PZT thick film for MEMS sensors Pages 9-14 C.G. Hindrichsen, R. Lou-Møller, K. Hansen, E.V. Thomsen

3.	Thin-Film Detector System for Internal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pages 15-24 R.R.A. Syms, I.R. Young, M.M. Ahmad, M. Rea, C.A. Wadsworth, S.D. Taylor-Robinson

4.	Development of temperature stable charge based piezoelectric composite quasi-static pressure sensors Pages 25-31 D.A. van den Ende, W.A. Groen, S. van der Zwaag

5.	Piezoelectric circular microdiaphragm based pressure sensors Pages 32-36 M. Olfatnia, T. Xu, J.M. Miao, L.S. Ong, X.M. Jing, L. Norford

6.	Temperature-sensing behavior of Eu:BaB₄O₇ nanocrystals Pages 37-41 Y. Dwivedi, S.B. Rai

7.	High performance chitosan diaphragm-based fiber-optic acoustic sensor Pages 42-47 L.H. Chen, C.C. Chan, W. Yuan, S.K. Goh, J. Sun

8.	About the use of numerical integral methods to simulate a fluxgate magnetometer: The ring-core example Pages 48-53 Y. Vuillermet

9.	SAW-based capacitive sensor with hemispherical electrode for nano-precision gap measurement Pages 54-60 J.G. Kim, T.-J. Lee, N.-C. Park, Y.-P. Park, K.-S. Park, S.-C. Lim, W.-S. Ohm

10.	Fabrication of monolithically integrated flow sensor on tube Pages 61-67 M. Shikida, T. Yokota, S. Ukai, K. Sato

11.	An optical fibre system design enabling simultaneous point measurement of magnetic field strength and temperature using low-birefringence FBGs Pages 68-74 P. Orr, P. Niewczas

12.	Resonance frequency dependence on out-of-plane forces for square silicon membranes: Applications to a MEMS gradiometer Pages 75-81 I. Lucas, R.P. del Real, M.D. Michelena, V. de Manuel, M. Duch, J. Esteve, J.A. Plaza

13.	Lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate piezoelectric immunosensors Pages 82-87 Yinghong Xiao, Yun Liu, Gerard Borg, Ray L. Withers, Zhenrong Li, Zhuo Xu, Chang Ming Li

14.	Experimental analysis and demonstration of a low cost fibre optic temperature sensor system for engineering applications Pages 88-95 Ginu Rajan, Yuliya Semenova, Jinesh Mathew, Gerald Farrell

15.	Characterisation of hydrogenated silicon–carbon alloy filters with different carbon composition for on-chip fluorescence detection of biomolecules Pages 96-100 B. Lipovšek, A. Jóskowiak, J. Krč, M. Topič, D.M.F. Prazeres, V. Chu, J.P. Conde

16.	Development of fluidic weft insertion sensors Pages 101-110 Václav Tesař

17.	Applicability of MEMS cantilever micro-dilatometer for direct transverse strain monitoring in electroactive polymers Pages 111-117 Paweł Żyłka, Paweł Janus

18.	A solution of fluxgate excitation fed by squarewave voltage Pages 118-121 Si Liu, Daping Cao, Changzhong Jiang

19.	Influence of the wire length on the of coil-less fluxgate properties of amorphous (Co_0.94Fe_0.06)_72.5Si_12.5B₁₅ wire Pages 122-127 S. Atalay, N. Bayri, T. Izgi, V. Yagmur, F.E. Atalay, V.S. Kolat

20.	Enhancement of specific cell-capture efficiency using a reversible dielectrophoresis field Pages 128-137 B.Y. Shew, H.C. Chu, C.K. Chen, Y.C. Su, Y.H. Hsieh, L.J. Lai, S.J. Liu, C.H. Leng

21.	A novel 0.7 V high sensitivity complementary differential MAGFET sensor for contactless mechatronic applications Pages 138-149 S.M. Rezaul Hasan

22.	Dynamic characterization of piezoelectric paint sensors under biaxial strain Pages 150-158 Ismael Payo, Jack Michael Hale

23.	A single crystal silicon micro-Pirani vacuum gauge with high aspect ratio structure Pages 159-163 Wei Jiang, Xin Wang, Jinwen Zhang

24.	Characterization of a large-area PVDF thin film for electro-mechanical and ultrasonic sensing applications Pages 164-171 V.T. Rathod, D. Roy Mahapatra, Anjana Jain, A. Gayathri

25.	A capacitive sensor system for the analysis of two-phase flows of oil and conductive water Pages 172-179 Marco Demori, Vittorio Ferrari, Domenico Strazza, Pietro Poesio

Interfaces Section

26.	Development of a miniature tunable stiffness display using MR fluids for haptic application Pages 180-190 Tae-Heon Yang, Hyuk-Jun Kwon, Seung S. Lee, Jinung An, Jeong-Hoi Koo, Sang-Youn Kim, Dong-Soo Kwon

27.	Interface circuit for impedance sensors using two specialized single-chip microsystems Pages 191-197 Jerzy Hoja, Grzegorz Lentka

28.	Measurement errors in the scanning of resistive sensor arrays Pages 198-204 Hong Liu, Yuan-Fei Zhang, Yi-Wei Liu, Ming-He Jin

Materials & Technology Section

29.	Study of mechanical properties of RF MEMS switches by nanoindentation: characterization and modeling of electro-mechanical behavior Pages 205-212 Adam Koszewski, Diane Levy, Frédéric Souchon

30.	The role of interfacial compatibilizer in controlling the electrical conductivity and piezoresistive behavior of the nanocomposites based on RTV silicone rubber/graphite nanosheets Pages 213-219 R. Soltani, A.A. Katbab

31.	Characterization of Nb-doped Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ films deposited on stainless steel and silicon substrates by RF-magnetron sputtering for MEMS applications Pages 220-225 Takamichi Fujii, Yoshikazu Hishinuma, Tsuyoshi Mita, Takayuki Naono

32.	Aerosol-deposited KNN–LSO lead-free piezoelectric thick film for high frequency transducer applications Pages 226-230 S.T. Lau, X. Li, Q.F. Zhou, K.K. Shung, J. Ryu, D.-S. Park

Actuator Section

33.	Design of ideal circular bending actuators for high performance micropumps Pages 231-239 Markus Herz, David Horsch, Gerhard Wachutka, Tim C. Lueth, Martin Richter

34.	A multilayer bending model for conducting polymer actuators Pages 240-246 Ping Du, Xi Lin, Xin Zhang

35.	Pneumatic impulsion device for microfluidic systems Pages 247-254 Carmen Aracil, José M. Quero, Antonio Luque, J. Miguel Moreno, Francisco Perdigones

36.	A two directional electrostatic comb-drive X–Y micro-stage for MOEMS applications Pages 255-265 Karolina Laszczyk, Sylwester Bargiel, Christophe Gorecki, Jerzy Krężel, Piotr Dziuban, Małgorzata Kujawińska, Damien Callet, Sven Frank

37.	An improved cymbal transducer with combined piezoelectric ceramic ring and metal ring Pages 266-276 Shuyu Lin

38.	Solar micro-energy harvesting based on thermoelectric and latent heat effects. Part I: Theoretical analysis Pages 277-283 Amen Agbossou, Qi Zhang, Gael Sebald, Daniel Guyomar

39.	Solar micro-energy harvesting based on thermoelectric and latent heat effects. Part II: Experimental analysis Pages 284-290 Qi Zhang, Amen Agbossou, Zhihua Feng, Mathieu Cosnier

40.	A disposable piezoelectric micropump with high performance for closed-loop insulin therapy system Pages 291-296 Guojun Liu, Chuanliang Shen, Zhigang Yang, Xinxia Cai, Honghai Zhang

41.	Resonator with magnetically adjustable natural frequency for vibration energy harvesting Pages 297-303 Mohamed O. Mansour, Mustafa H. Arafa, Said M. Megahed

42.	Introduction of roller interface ultrasonic motor (RIUSM) Pages 304-310 Y. Hojjat, M.R. Karafi

43.	A two-liquid electroosmotic pump using low applied voltage and power Pages 311-314 Shawn Litster, Matthew E. Suss, Juan G. Santiago

44.	Design and fabrication of a PET/PTFE-based piezoelectric squeeze mode drop-on-demand inkjet printhead with interchangeable nozzle Pages 315-322 E.Q. Li, Q. Xu, J. Sun, J.Y.H. Fuh, Y.S. Wong, S.T. Thoroddsen

45.	An accurate self-sensing method for the control of shape memory alloy actuated flexures Pages 323-332 Chao-Chieh Lan, Chen-Hsien Fan

46.	An electrostatic master–slave mechanism with force enhancement by external inductors for cancellation of self- and parasitic capacitances Pages 333-342 Takuya Hosobata, Akio Yamamoto, Toshiro Higuchi

47.	Delivery actuator for a transcervical sterilization device Pages 343-355 M. Rehan, J. Coleman, A.G. Olabi

48.	Mechanical characteristics of a thermo-responsive two-way shape change polymeric laminate Pages 356-362 Hirohisa Tamagawa, Keiko Kikuchi, Gakuji Nagai

49.	Frequency-controlled wireless shape-memory-alloy microactuators integrated using an electroplating bonding process Pages 363-372 M.S. Mohamed Ali, K. Takahata

Micromechanics Section

50.	Wear mechanisms and friction parameters for sliding wear of micron-scale polysilicon sidewalls Pages 373-382 D.H. Alsem, R. van der Hulst, E.A. Stach, M.T. Dugger, J.Th.M. De Hosson, R.O. Ritchie

51.	AFM characterization of nanopositioner in-plane stiffnesses Pages 383-387 Seung Ho Yang, Yongsik Kim, Kavuri Premsagar Purushotham, Jae-Myung Yoo, Young-Man Choi, Nicholas Dagalakis

52.	Rapid prototyping of silicon microstructures by means of a new masking process and crystal orientation dependent etching Pages 388-392 David Hilbig, Birgit Hannemann

53.	Effects of forced synthetic vibration on mixing in a flexible container installed in a μ-TAS Pages 393-400 M. Yokoyama, O. Mochizuki

54.	An analytical study on interfacial dissipation in piezoelectric rectangular block resonators with in-plane longitudinal-mode vibrations Pages 401-409 Zhili Hao, Boxiong Liao

Systems/Applications Section

55.	EMA system with gradient and uniform saddle coils for 3D locomotion of microrobot Pages 410-417 Hyunchul Choi, Kyoungrae Cha, Jongho Choi, Semi Jeong, Seungmun Jeon, Gunhee Jang, Jong-oh Park, Sukho Park

56.	Design, analysis and fabrication of a multidimensional acceleration sensor based on fully decoupled compliant parallel mechanism 418-427 Zhen Gao, Dan Zhang

Technology Section

57.	High-efficiency piezoelectric energy harvesters of c-axis-oriented epitaxial PZT films transferred onto stainless steel cantilevers Pages 428-432 Keiji Morimoto, Isaku Kanno, Kiyotaka Wasa, Hidetoshi Kotera

58.	Effect of mechanical factor in uniformity for electrochemical mechanical planarization Pages 433-439 Sukhoon Jeong, Jaehyun Bae, Hyunseop Lee, Hojun Lee, Youngkyun Lee, Boumyoung Park, Hyoungjae Kim, Sungryul Kim, Haedo Jeong