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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
卷 97, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.3462302
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capillarity; elasticity; evaporation; microfabrication; silicon compounds; surface tension
We describe the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by means of capillary forces. Using an origami-like technique, planar silicon nitride structures of various geometries are folded to produce three-dimensional objects of 50-100 mu m. Capillarity is a particularly effective mechanism since surface tension forces dominate over bulk forces at small scales. The spontaneous evaporation of water forms the driving mechanism for this microfabrication technique. Therefore the actuating liquid disappears in the final structure. A model describing the elastocapillary interaction of the folding process is compared with experiments. By tailoring the elastic and capillary properties a variety of three-dimensional micro-objects can be realized. (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3462302]
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