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Capillary Forces in Microassembly : Modeling, Simulation, Experiments, and Case Study

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-0-387-71089-1

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Capillary Forces in Microassembly discusses the use of capillary forces as a gripping principle in microscale assembly. Clearly written and well-organized, this text brings together physical concepts at the microscale with practical applications in micromanipulation. Throughout this work, the reader will find a review of the existing gripping principles, elements to model capillary forces as well as descriptions of the simulation and experimental test bench developed to study the design parameters. Using well-known concepts from surface science (such as surface tension, capillary effects, wettability, and contact angles) as inputs to mechanical models, the amount of effort required to handle micro-components is predicted. These developments are then applied in a case study concerning the pick and place of balls in a watch ball bearing.


Subject: Chemistry and Materials Science, PED, STEM, Surface science, capillary forces, microassembly, micromanipulation case study, modeling, surface tension