Journal of Micro and Nano: Recent submissions
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Effect of Reprocessing on the Rheological, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene/Carbon Nanotube Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, polypropylene (PP) filled with different levels of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) manufactured by injection molding was closed-loop recycled in order to investigate the effect of recycling and ... -
Research on Ultrasonic-Assisted Fixed-Abrasive Lapping Technology for Engineering Ceramics Cylindrical Part
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Lapping is a key processing step for precision parts, which directly affects machining quality, precision, and efficiency. Due to some drawbacks of free-abrasive lapping such as deep scratches on the lapped surface, lower ... -
Development of Smart Tooling Concepts Applied to Ultraprecision Machining
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This paper presents smart tooling concepts applied to ultraprecision machining, particularly through the development of smart tool holders, two types of smart cutting tools, and a smart spindle for high-speed drilling and ... -
Manufacturing of Smart Goods: Current State, Future Potential, and Research Recommendations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Smart goods are everyday products with wireless connection to cloud computing enabling cost-effective strategies for embedded computation, memory and sensing. A 2015 workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation ... -
Thermal Analysis of Directional Freezing Based Graphene Aerogel Three-Dimensional Printing Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A novel directional freezing based three-dimensional (3D) printing technique is applied to fabricate graphene aerogel (GA). Thermal property of the graphene ink is one of the key impacts on the material morphology and ... -
Effect of Thermal Softening on Anisotropy and Ductile Mode Cutting of Sapphire Using Micro-Laser Assisted Machining
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Ceramics and semiconductors have many applications in optics, micro-electro-mechanical systems, and electronic industries due to their desirable properties. In most of these applications, these materials should have a ... -
In-Line Dimensional Metrology in Nanomanufacturing Systems Enabled by a Passive Semiconductor Wafer Alignment Mechanism
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)One of the major challenges in nanoscale manufacturing is defect control because it is difficult to measure nanoscale features in-line with the manufacturing process. Optical inspection typically is not an option at the ... -
Fast Mask Image Projection-Based Micro-Stereolithography Process for Complex Geometry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In micro-stereolithograhy (μSL), high-speed fabrication is a critical challenge due to the long delay time for refreshing resin and retaining printed microfeatures. Thus, the mask-image-projection-based micro-stereolithograhy ... -
Design of a High Bandwidth Nonresonant Tertiary Motion Generator for Elliptical Vibration Texturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This paper presents the design and characteristics of a new two-dimensional nonresonant tertiary motion generator which is based on the flextensional structure. A tool holder connects two perpendicularly placed flextensional ... -
Predicting the Force Needed to Create a Compression Seal in an Ultrathin Elastoviscoplastic Membrane
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, a finite element model is developed, and experimentally validated, for predicting the force required to produce a compression seal between a polycarbonate sealing boss and a 25-μm thick elastoviscoplastic ... -
Development of Micro Pencil Grinding Tools Via an Electroless Plating Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This paper presents the development process of a new coating method for micro pencil grinding tools (MPGTs). MPGTs, applied for microgrinding, consist of a base body, abrasives, and a metallic bond. The manufacturing process ... -
Fast Generation of Planar Microstructured Surfaces by Elliptical Vibration Texturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Microstructured surfaces have extensive applications in a wide array of fields due to their improved functional performance. Existing manufacturing methods for these surfaces fall short of efficiency for volume production ... -
Development of a Hybrid Thermoplastic Forming Process for the Manufacture of Curvilinear Surgical Blades From Bulk Metallic Glass
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A hybrid thermoplastic forming process involving sequential micromolding and microdrawing operations is developed to manufacture the multifacet/curvilinear geometries found on most surgical blades. This is accomplished ... -
Tip-Based Nanomanufacturing of Nanofluidics Using Atomic Force Microscopy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Presently, nanomanufacturing capabilities limit the commercialization of a broader range of nanoscale structures with higher complexity, greater precision and accuracy, and a substantially improved performance. Atomic force ... -
Special Section: Scalable Nanomanufacturing
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The Leidenfrost Effect at the Nanoscale
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Nanotechnology has been presenting successful applications in several fields, such as electronics, medicine, energy, and new materials. However, the high cost of investment in facilities, equipment, and materials as well ... -
A Low-Cost, Automated Wafer Loading System With Submicron Alignment Accuracy for Nanomanufacturing and Nanometrology Applications
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Fabrication of a Micro/Nanofluidic Platform Via Three-Axis Robotic Dispensing System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The purpose of this work is to introduce a new fabrication technique for creating a fluidic platform with embedded micro- or nanoscale channels. This new technique includes: (1) a three-axis robotic dispensing system for ... -
Direct Synthesis of Nanofibrous Nonwoven Carbon Components: Initial Observations, Capabilities, and Challenges
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Scalable Manufacturing of Metal Nanoparticles by Thermal Fiber Drawing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Thermal fiber drawing has emerged as a novel process for the continuous manufacturing of semiconductor and polymer nanoparticles. Yet a scalable production of metal nanoparticles by thermal drawing is not reported due to ...