Usually created from highly compliant, often bio-inspired materials, soft microrobots occupy a fascinating sub-field of robotics. With their flexibility and adaptability, they find deployment in an ...

In the fabrication of miniaturized mechanical components for MEMS and lab-on-a-chip systems, polymeric materials have attracted a great deal of attention, as they are lightweight, flexible and easily ...

Thermal microactuators and electrothermal actuation systems are pivotal components in modern microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), converting electrical energy into controlled mechanical motion via ...

Fabrication of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) with an integrated micromirror. A) FPCB is attached to a glass substrate using SU-8 as temporary adhesive. B) 3D structures are 3D printed ...