Proceedings of the ASME

International Mechanical Engineering

Congress and Exposition

- 2010-

VOLUME 10

Micro and Nano Systems

presented «tl

ASME 2010 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION

NOVEMBER 12-18, 2010

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA

ASME

Three Park Avenue * New York, N.Y. 10016

CONTENTS

MICRO AND NANO SYSTEMS

APPLIED MECHANICS AND MATERIALS

IMECE2010-37090 1

Impact of Surface Roughness on Formation of Micro Cracks and Fatigue Performance

Jeries Abou-Hanna, Jose Lozano, and Wael Abuzaid

IMECE2010-37698 9

A Load-Based Depth-Sensing Indentation Technique for Elastic-Plastic Material Mechanical

Property Evaluation

K. Lee, J. M. Tannenbaum, B. S.-J. Kang, and M. A. Alvin

IMECE2010-37814 19

Contact Analysis Using Surface Green's Functions for Isotropic Materials With Surface

Stress and Surface ElasticityHideo Koguchi and Naoki Nishi

IMECE2010-38225 29

Characterization of Germanium Nanowires-Flexible Substrate Assemblies Integrated via

Direct Synthesis Methods

Justin Rodgers, Julia Edel, Johan Rivera, and Ongi Englander

IMECE2010-38385 37

An Analytical Investigation of Interfacial Dissipation in Piezoelectric Block Resonators

Zachary Schiferl, John Gardner, Derek Deerfield, and Zhili Hao

IMECE2010-38400 45

On Chip Structures for the Determination of the Dopant-Dependent Young's Modulus of

Heavily Phosphorus Doped Polysilicon With Stress CompensationE. Bassiachvili, J. R. Godin, P. Nieva, and A. Khajepour

IMECE2010-38905 51

Nonlinear Approach for Strain Energy Release Rate in Micro Cantilevers

Arash Kheyraddini Mousavi, Seyedhamidreza Alaie, Maheshwar R. Kashamolla, and

Zayd Chad Leseman

IMECE2010-38984 57

Use of Radiation Pressure to Calibrate Sub Micro-Newton Forces and Damping Ratios

Khawar Abbas, Seyedhamidreza Alaie, Mani Hossein-Zadeh, and Zayd C. Leseman

IMECE2010-39013 63

Mode II Measurements for Stiction Failed MEMS Devices

Maheshwar R. Kashamolla, Drew F. Goettler, Arash K. Mousavi, and Zayd C. Leseman

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IMECE2010-40590 71

Characterization of Laser Processed Sub-Millimeter Lap Joints Between Copper and

Aluminum Under Tensile Load

A. Mian, M. Hailat, G. Newaz, R. Patwa, and H. Herfurth

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES ON NANOSTRUCTURES AND MEMS

IMECE2010-37563 75

Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics and the Thermal Behavior of Small Systems

Alejandro Guajardo-Cuellar, David B. Go, and Mihir Sen

IMECE2010-37766 81

Evaluation of Mechanical Behaviors of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes byFinite Element Analysis

Xiaoxing Lu and Zhong Hu

IMECE2010-38781 93

Colloidal Interactions for Nanopatterned Surfaces Based on Surface Element

Integration (SEI) ApproachAmir Ehsan Hosseini, Subir Bhattacharjee, and Eric M. V. Hoek

IMECE2010-38841 99

Size Effects in Green-Kubo and Direct Method Molecular Dynamics Predictions of

Thermal ConductivityDaniel p. Sellan, Eric S. Landry, Joseph E. Turney, Alan J. H. McGaughey, and

Cristina H. Amon

IMECE2010-39176 107

Parametric Study of Thermal and Electrical Behavior of 3D CNT Thin Film Networks

Nikhil A. Ashtekar and David A. Jack

IMECE2010-39517 113

Application of the Extended Kantorovich Method to the Static Deflection of MicroplatesUnder Capillary Force

H. Moeenfard, M. H. Kahrobaiyan, and M. T. Ahmadian

IMECE2010-40637 121

Heat Pulse Analysis in Single-Wall and Double-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Liang Chen and Satish Kumar

IMECE2010-40750 131

Considerations on the Numerical Implementation of the Lattice Boltzmann Method for

Phonon Transport ModellingAydin Nabovati, Daniel P. Sellan, and Cristina H. Amon

DESIGN, FABRICATION, DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF MICRO AND

NANO SYSTEMS

IMECE2010-37946 137

Development of Scaling Model for a MEMS-Based Micro Heat EngineH. Bardaweel, B. S. Preetham, R. Richards, C. Richards, and M. Anderson

IMECE2010-38179 143

A Bio-Inspired Miniature Comb Sense Differential Microphone DiaphragmWeili Cui, Ronald N. Miles, Quang Su, and Dorel Homentcovsci

IMECE2010-38228 149

Development of p-Shape Parametric Resonators Including Torsional Self Pumping SpringsJin-Ha Kim, Seung Hoon Lee, Joung A. Lee, Seung-Bo Shim, Kwang-Cheol Lee, and

Seung S. Lee

IMECE2010-38379 155

Development of LIGA-Like Process With Positive Photoresist and SU-8

Yongsu Lee, Jinha Kim, Seokwoo Lee, and Seungsub Lee

IMECE2010-38543 161

Dynamic Analysis of an A-Shaped Piezo-Actuated Walking Microrobot

AH Kamali Eigoli and GholamReza Vossoughi

IMECE2010-38575 171

The Influence of Ambient Pressure on the Dynamic Response of RF MEMS Switches

Avihay Ohana, Oren Aharon, Ronen Maimon, Boris Nepomnyashchy, and Lior Kogut

IMECE2010-38651 177

Effects of Miniaturisation on Electromagnetic Motors for Micro Mechatronic SystemsSamir Mekid

IMECE2010-38675 185

Computational Modeling of Polymer Flow in Microcavities Through a Microscreen

Jie Chen and Ranga Pitchumani

IMECE2010-38812 195

Vibration of a Microbeam Under Ultra-Short-Pulsed Laser Excitation ConsideringMomentum and Heating Effect

Abdolreza Pasharavesh, Y. Alizadeh Vaghasloo, M. T. Ahmadian, and Reza Moheimani

IMECE2010-38871 201

Robust Compensator Control of a Non-Resonant MEMS Gyroscope With Linear

Quadratic RegulatorWei Cui, Xiaolin Chen, and Wei Xue

IMECE2010-38948 209

Micro Snap-Fits for Latching 3D MEMS Assemblies

N. S. Shaar, G. Barbastathis, and C. Livermore

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IMECE2010-38999 213

Automatic Micropart Re-Orientation Through Visual Tracking for Automated

Micro-AssemblyHenry K. Chu, James K. Mills, and William L Cleghorn

IMECE2010-39117 221

Performance Enhancement by Dynamic Valve Timing of a Multistage Vacuum MicropumpKarthik Kumar, Luis P. Bernal, and Khalil Najafi

IMECE2010-39394 229

Combined FEA-Matlab Optimization of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound

Transducer Cell

Hadi Najar, Babak Assadsangabi, Masoud Dahmardeh, and Edmond Cretu

IMECE2010-39512 237

Effects of the Properties of Dielectric Materials on the Fabrication and Operation of DigitalMicrofluidic Systems

Biddut Bhattacharjee and Homayoun Najjaran

IMECE2010-39615 245

Shape Optimization of Electrostatically Actuated Microbeams With Extended Static and

Dynamic Operating RangesM. M. Joglekar and D. N. Pawaskar

IMECE2010-39944 255

Piezo Thermoelastic Model for Quality Factor Optimization of Resonant RingsGabriele Vigevani, David R. Myers, and Albert P. Pisano

IMECE2010-40130 263

Control of Vibration Amplitude, Frequency and Damping of an Electrostatically Actuated

Microbeam Using Capacitive, Inductive and Resistive Elements

Abdolreza Pasharavesh, Y. Alizadeh Vaghasloo, A. Fallah, and M. T. Ahmadian

IMECE2010-40163 271

Effect of Microbeam Electrical Resistivity on Dynamic Pull-ln Voltage of an ElectrostaticallyActuated Microbeam

Abdolreza Pasharavesh, M. T. Ahmadian, Y. Alizadeh Vaghasloo, and A. Assempour

IMECE2010-40287 279

Fabrication of Carbon Membrane X-Ray Mask for X-Ray LithographyDaiji Noda, Naoki Takahashi, Atsushi Tokuoka, Megumi Katori, and Tadashi Hattori

IMECE2010-40295 285

Fabrication of High Aspect Ratio Microcoils Using X-Ray LithographyDaiji Noda, Masaru Setomoto, and Tadashi Hattori

IMECE2010-40425 291

Investigation of Chaotic Dynamics in MST Based Precision Sensors

M. Tabe Arjmand and Swavik Spiewak

IMECE2010-40493 299

Analysis of Mechanical Nonlinearities of a Micro-Beam in Longitudinal Mode

Ehsan Arjmand, Siamak Arzanpour, and Behraad Bahreyni

IMECE2010-40529 305

Temperature-Stable Differential Micro-Resonators for Timing ApplicationsM. Sadegh Hajhashemi, Alborz Amini, and Behraad Bahreyni

IMECE2010-40570 309

A Novel Approach for the Design of a 1-DOF Nano-Telemanipulation System Involving a

Virtual Slave and Environment Based on Passivity and Coupled Stability TheoryS. Samadzade, M. Habibnejad Korayem, and N. Sarli

IMECE2010-40614 315

Programmable Micropatterning of Polymer Nanofibers

Bongsu Kim and Yi Zhao

IMECE2010-40692 321

Dynamics of Mechanically Over-Constrained Inertial Sensors

Swavik Spiewak, Arjun Selvakumar, Mehdi Tabe Arjmand, and Eric Lawrence

IMECE2010-40704 333

Simulation and Dynamic Characterization of a 3-Layer Piezo-Actuated Valveless

Micropump SystemHamid SadAbadi, Arvind Chandrasekaran, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, and

Rolf Wuthrich

IMECE2010-40741 339

Fly Ear Inspired Miniature Sound Source Localization Sensor: Localization in

Two Dimensions

Andrew P. Lisiewski, Haijun Liu, and Miao Yu

IMECE2010-40893 345

System Identification and Vibration Control of a Piezo-Driven Flexure-Based XYZ Parallel

Micropositioning StageYangmin Li and Qingsong Xu

ENERGY AND POWER IN MICRO AND NANO SYSTEMS

IMECE2010-37178 355

Thermo-Fluiddynamic Numerical Simulation and Entropy Generation Maps of an

Ultra-Micro-Turbogas Compressor Wheel

Giovanni Pierandrei and Enrico Sciubba

IMECE2010-37699 363

Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Phonon Heat Conduction in Superlattice Structures

Cristian J. San Martin, Amador M. Guzman, and Rodrigo A. Escobar

IMECE2010-38380 371

Vibration-Based Electromagnetic Energy Harvester

Farid Khan, Farrokh Sassani, and Boris Stoeber

IMECE2010-38527 381

Configuration Consideration in Improving the Power Output of the PZT Energy Harvester

Wael S. Al-Faqheri and Hanim Salleh

IMECE2010-38581 387

The Effect of Micro Pin-Fin Shape on the Heat Transfer Performance of Micro

Pin-Fin Heat Sinks

Mustafa Koz and AH Kosar

IMECE2010-39405 395

Design of Microscale Heat and Mass Exchangers for Absorption Space Conditioning

ApplicationsAnanda Krishna Nagavarapu and Srinivas Garimella

IMECE2010-39445 405

An Analytical Model of a Microscale Heat Exchanger: Ambient Interaction and General

End-Wall Boundary Conditions

Bryan Spann and Tim Ameel

GENERAL

IMECE2010-38052 415

Rheological Behavior and Microstructure of Flame Retardant Polypropylene CompositesGuo Jiang, Kai Liao, Juan-Juan Han, De-Xian Feng, and Han-Xiong Huang

IMECE2010-38177 419

An Investigation on the Flexural Sensitivity and Resonant Frequency of an AFM With

Sidewall and Top-Surface Probes

M. H. Kahrobaiyan, M. T. Ahmadian, P. Haghighi, and A. Haghighi

IMECE2010-38469 429

Molecular/Mechanical Dynamics Simulations With Nonholonomic Constraints

Po-Chih Chen, Chia-Ou Chang, Wen-Tien Chang Chien, and Chan-Shin Chou

IMECE2010-38794 439

A Novel Tactile Sensor Design for Stiffness Detection of Soft Tissues

Ahmed M. R. Fath El Bab and Khaled I. E. Ahmed

IMECE2010-39242 447

Vapor Trapping Membrane for Reverse Osmosis

Jongho Lee, Sean O'Hern, Rohit Karnik, and Tahar Laoui

IMECE2010-39401 453

Minor Losses in Rectangular Xurographic Microchannels

Dan Torgerson, Rahul Kolekar, Bruce Gale, and Tim Ameel

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IMECE2010-39592 463

Nonlinear Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Beams Using Homotopy Perturbation Method

Mahdi Mojahedi, Hamid Moeenfard, and Mohammad Taghi Ahmadian

IMECE2010-40256 471

Prevention of Surface Crack Formations on Polymeric Coatings Using Carbon Nanotubes

R. Asmatulu and G. A. Mahmud

IMECE2010-40392 479

An Optical Encoder Using Micromachined Two Gratings With Phase Difference

Dongwon Shin and Byungki Kim

IMECE2010-40497 485

Characterization of PIV Seed Particles in Flow in Porous Media

Vishal A. Patil and James A. Liburdy

IMECE2010-40508 495

Piezoelectric Strain Measurement for Low Power Microsensor ApplicationsAlborz Amini and Behraad Bahreyni

IMECE2010-40519 501

Application of P-N Junction Actuators in the Design and Fabrication of

Resonant Microdevices

Amir Hossein Khoshaman, Behraad Bahreyni, and James Ransley

IMECE2010-40816 507

Design of Z Axis Actuator and Quick Tool Change Assembly for an Endodontic Micro Robot

Janet Dong and Shane Y. Hong

MICRO AND NANO DEVICES

IMECE2010-37754 513

Prestressed Harmonic Simulation of Electrostatic Microresonator With Proper Orthogonal

DecompositionDavid Binion and Xiaolin Chen

IMECE2010-37797 521

Analysis and Design of a Nano-Electromechanical Vibration Sensor

Farbod Khoshnoud, Clarence W. de Silva, and Houman Owhadi

IMECE2010-37802 531

JSlano Fracture Chemical Sensor for Explosives Detection

Se Young Yang, Christy Petruczok, Hyungryul Johnny Choi, Ayse Asatekin,

George Barbastathis, and Karen K. Gleason

IMECE2010-37924 537

A SOI-MEMS-Based Single Axis Active Probe for Cellular Force Sensing and

Cell ManipulationLi Zhang and Jingyan Dong

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IMECE2010-37976 543

Germanium Nanowire Synthesis via Localized Heating and a Comparison to Bulk Processes

Christopher J. Redcay and Ongi Englander

MECE2010-38687 551

Frequency Division Multiplexing of a Multi-Channel Resistive Pulse Sensor

Ashish Jagtiani, Jiang Zhe, and Joan Carletta

IMECE2010-38790 557

A Method for Bonding PDMS Without Using Plasma

Cristina Martin and Aarash Y. N. Sofia

IMECE2010-38956 561

NanoFIBrication of Ultra High Aspect Ratio Vias in Silicon

Drew Goettler, Mehrnet Su, Roy Olsson, III, D. Bruce Burckel, lhab El-Kady, and

Zayd Leseman

IMECE2010-38971 565

The Effect of Temperature on the Etch Rate and Roughness of Surfaces Etched With XEF2

Joseph Butner and Zayd C. Leseman

IMECE2010-39075 569

Aerosol Synthesis of Nano and Micro-Scale Zero Valent Nickel Particles From

Oxide Precursors

Haytham Soliman, Jonathon Phillips, Claudia Luhrs, Hugo Zea, and Zayd C. Leseman

IMECE2010-39123 575

A Simple Method for Adhesive Bonding of Capacitive Pressure Sensors

Abdolreza R. Mohammad! and Mu Chiao

IMECE2010-39220 583

Electrospun Electroactive Polymer and Metal Oxide Nanofibers for Chemical

Sensor ApplicationsJonas Flueckiger, Frank K. Ko, and Karen C. Cheung

IMECE2010-39278 591

Experimental Technique for Sensing Droplet Position in Digital Microfluidic Systems UsingCapacitance Measurement

Heather Martin, Miguel Murran, Rachael L'Orsa, and Homayoun Najjaran

IMECE2010-39323 599

Design of a Micro-Scale Magnetostrictive Asymmetric Thin Film Bimorph(uMAB) Microrobot

Wuming Jing, Xi Chen, Sean Lyttle, Zhenbo Fu, Yong Shi, and David J. Cappelleri

IMECE2010-39558 609Field Emission Efficiency of a Carbon Nanotube Array Under Parasitic Nonlinearities

Sandeep V. Anand, D. Roy Mahapatra, Niraj Sinha, J. T. W. Yeow, and R. V. N. Melnik

IMECE2010-39589 619

Investigation of the Oscillatory Behavior of Electrostatically-Actuated Microbeams

Mahdi Mojahedi, Mahdi Moghimi Zand, and Mohammad Taghi Ahmadian

IMECE2010-39593 627

Design and Fabrication of a Microcantilever-Based Sensor for Nerve Gas Detection

Chengzhang Li, Michele H. Miller, Jaspreet Singh Nayyar, Singaravelu Velayudham,Paul L Bergstrom, and Haiying Liu

IMECE2010-39746 635

Stochastic Simulation of a Casimir Oscillator

Farbod Khoshnoud, Houman Owhadi, and Clarence W. de Silva

IMECE2010-40440 645

Dynamic Performance of an Electromagnetically Actuated Valveless MicropumpThien X. Dinh and Yoshifumi Ogami

IMECE2010-40459 651

In-Plane Thermal Conduction and Conductivity Anisotropy in Ge2Sb2Te5 Films for

Phase Change Memory

Zijian Li, Jaeho Lee, John P. Reifenberg, Mehdi Asheghi, H.-S. Philip Wong, and

Kenneth E. Goodson

IMECE2010-40470 659

An Analytical and Numerical Study of Rectangular Orifice Plate Micro-Flowmeters

A. Amnache, M. Omri, and L. G. Frechette

IMECE2010-40587 667

Biomimetric Liquid State Inertial Sensor

Hansong Zeng and Yi Zhao

IMECE2010-40803 675

Coupled Thermal and Structural Parametric Analysis of TSVs in 3D Electronics

Fahad Mirza, Bharathkrishnan Muralidharan, Poornima Mynampati, Saket Karajgikar,and Dereje Agonafer

MICRO AND NANO TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY-WIDE FORUM

IMECE2010-38186 681

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Highly Organized Nanowire-Alumina

NanocompositesJohan Rivera and Ongi Englander

IMECE2010-39086 689

Mechanical Properties of Three-Dimensional Microstructures Infiltrated by Carbon

Nanotube/Epoxy Nanocomposite Under Shear Flow

Rouhollah Dermanaki Farahani, Hamid Dalir, Martin Levesque, and Daniel Therriault

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IMECE2010-39118 695

Miniature Stereo Imaging Converter With Translating ApertureWook Choi, Vladimir Rubtsov, and Chang-Jin "C. J." Kim

IMECE2010-39390 701

Investigation of Nanofibrous Film Coating Effect on Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors

Sai Liu, Pengtao Wang, Minghao Song, and Hongwei Sun

IMECE2010-39836 707

Dynamic Response of Small Cantilever Beams in Viscous Media

A. Mishty, P. Stewart, and A. Mian

IMECE2010-40326 711

Fabrication of High Performance Light Guide Plate and New Design for High Luminance

Takaya Fujimoto, Kenji Yamashita, Satoshi Nishida, Daiji Noda, and Tadashi Hattori

MICROFLUIDICS 2010: FLUID ENGINEERING IN MICRO- AND

NANOSYSTEMS

IMECE2010-37760 717

Real Time Capacitive Detection of Microdroplets

Caglar Elbuken, Tomasz Glawdel, Danny Chan, and Carolyn L. Hen

IMECE2010-37773 719

A Comparison of 2-D Scanning Molecular Tagging Velocimetry (MTV) and Particle Image

Velocimetry (uPIV) for Microscale Flows

Farhan Ahmad, Mona Abdolrazaghi, and David S. Nobes

IMECE2010-37986 725

The Influence of Ratchets Dimension and Shape on the Motion of Leidenfrost DropletJeong Tae Ok, Bahador Farshchian, Daniel Sang-Won Park, and Sunggook Park

IMECE2010-38041 729

Thermally Actuated Plastic Microfluidic Valves

Pan Gu, Karthik Pitchaiman, Ke Liu, Toshikazu Nishida, and Z. Hugh Fan

IMECE2010-38343 735

Multiscale MD/LBM Simulations of Flow in Complex Nano/Micro Channels

D. D. Marsh and S. P. Vanka

IMECE2010-38347 743

Investigation of Interstitial Velocity Field Inside a Micro-Porous Medium

Debjyoti Sen, Mona Abdolrazaghi, David S. Nobes, and Sushanta K. Mitra

IMECE2010-38626 749

Lysing E Coli Using Titanium Dioxide Particles for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications

Weijie Wan and John T. W. Yeow

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IMECE2010-38640 755

Modelling of T-Junction Droplet Generator in the Transition RegimeTomasz Glawdel, Caglar Elbuken, and Carolyn Ren

IMECE2010-38710 759

Investigation of the 3D Velocity Field of a Segmented Flow Utilizing a Novel 3C3D

Micro-PIV ApproachMona Abdolrazaghi and David S. Nobes

IMECE2010-38742 765

Modeling and Simulation of Translocation Phenomenon in a Solid State Nanopore for

Nanoparticle SeparationTalukder Zaki Jubery, Anmiv S. Prabhu, Min Jun Kim, and Prashanta Dutta

IMECE2010-38823 771

Serial Microfluidic Device for Micro Droplet Trapping and PairingPreethi Gopalan, Byungwook Ahn, and Kwang W. Oh

IMECE2010-38908 773

Optothermal Analyte Manipulation With Temperature Gradient FocusingM. Akbari, M. Bahrami, and D. Sinton

IMECE2010-38991 777

Compliant Micromixers

Tatjana Dankovic and Alan Feinerman

IMECE2010-39004 783

Investigation of Heat Transfer in Microchannels With Asymmetric and Periodic Slipat the Walls

Akshay C. Gunde, Suman Chakraborty, and Sushanta K. Mitra

IMECE2010-39133 789

Simulation and Experimental Research for Microparticles in Microchannels With

Dielectrophoretic Field-Flow Fractionation

Minghao Song and Hongwei Sun

IMECE2010-39171 795

Electrowetting on Dielectric Based Droplet Transport Inside a Closed-Channel

Mohammed Jalal Ahamed, Ridha Ben-Mrad, and Pierre Sullivan

IMECE2010-39255 799

The Study of Combined Electroosmotic and Pressure Driven Flow in Wavy Nanochannels

Naga Siva Kumar Gunda, Suman Chakraborty, and Sushanta Kumar Mitra

IMECE2010-39304 807

Determining Flow Mixing Characteristics in Low Reynolds Numbers Micro Wavy Channels

by the Lattice-Boltzmann Method

Amador M. Guzman, Maria Gabriela Quezada, Luis E. Sanhueza, and Andres J. Diaz

IMECE2010-39324 815

Application of an Optically Induced Electrokinetic Manipulation Technique on Live Bacteria

Jae-Sung Kwon, Sandeep Ftavindranath, Aloke Kumar, Joseph Irudayaraj, and

Steven T. Wereley

IMECE2010-39830 823

Two-Dimensional Numerical Study of Two-Phase Flow (Gas-Liquid) in a MicroChannel Mixer

Tarek Abdel-Salam, Tuba Bayraktar, and Srikanth Pidugu

IMECE2010-39831 831

On Chip Micropumping for Biofluids by Temperature Biased AC Electrothermal Effect

Jie Wu, Kai Yang, and Quan Yuan

IMECE2010-40060 837

Demonstration of Continuous Electrowetting Actuation

Corey M. Lynch, Mehdi Khodayari, Alex A. Volinsky, and Nathan B. Crane

IMECE2010-40395 843

Modeling of Acoustically Augmented Electroosmotic Flows in Microchannels

Ersin Sayar and Bakhtier Farouk

IMECE2010-40631 851

Optimizing Biased AC Electroosmosis Micropump by Hydrophobic Nanoparticle MonolayerNazmul Islam and Davood Askari

IMECE2010-40822 855

Analysis Tools for Thermally Driven Microfluidics

M. Sigurdson and C. D. Meinhart

MINIATURIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS

IMECE2010-39716 863

Design and Analysis for Thermal Control System of IManosatellite

Murat Bulut, Adem Kahriman, and Nedim Sozbir

IMECE2010-40009 867

Thrust Measurements of Different Gases in a Micro Nozzle

John Lee, Matthew G. McMullen, and Adam Huang

IMECE2010-40010 877

Small Satellite Formations via Higher Velocity DeploymentMatthew G. McMullen, Tamara Alexander, and Adam Huang

IM ECE2010-40454 887

An Array of Nitrogen Producing Cells for Microthrusters

Kyle A. Godin and Po-Hao A. Huang

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NANOBIOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

IMECE2010-38885 891

Fabrication of Cost-Effective Polymer-Based Nanofluidic Device for SingleMolecular Analysis

Jiahao Wu, Rattikan Chantiwas, Steven A. Soper, and Sunggook Park

IMECE2010-39103 899

UV-Assisted Direct-Write Assembly of Scaffold-Templated Nanoclay Composites via

Biotin-Streptavidin Interactions

Hamid Dalir, Rouhollah Dermanaki Farahani, Martin Levesque, and Daniel Therriault

IMECE2010-39140 905

Three Dimensional Simulation of Dynamics and Deformation of Red Blood Cells in CapillariesToru Yamada, Anurag Kumar, Yutaka Asako, and Mohammad Faghri

IMECE2010-40269 911

Cytotoxicity of Magnetic Nanocomposite Spheres for Possible Drug Delivery SystemsR. Asmatulu, A. Garikapati, H. E. Misak, Z. Song, S.-Y. Yang, and P. Wooley

IMECE2010-40671 919

Wetting Characteristics of a Phospholipid Membrane Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Shalabh C. Maroo, H. Jeremy Cho, and Evelyn N. Wang

Author Index 925