PRECISE POSITIONING OF DIAMAGNETICALLY LEVITATED MICROROBOT

  • Anil Demircali Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Huseyin Uvet Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Yusuf Kahraman Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Tunc Kose Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Serhat Sisu Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Kadir Erkan Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Keywords: Microrobots, Magnetic Levitation

Abstract

: In this article, we present a microrobot manipulation technique with high precision positional ability to move in a fluid environment with diamagnetic levitation. Untethered manipulation of microrobots by means of externally applied magnetic forces has been emerging as a promising field of research, particularly due to its potential for medical and biological applications. The decreased size of the robots makes them suitable for both in vitro applications such as sorting, moving, filtering micro particles (e.g. cells) within lab-on-a-chip platforms and in vivo applications such as minimally-invasive surgeries or targeted drug delivery inside a human body. Precise (nano) positioning of the levitated microrobot on the pyrolytic graphite is demonstrated in the liquid. Positioning is achieved by the movement of a "lifter" magnet on the sensitive microstage. The suspended microrobot successfully tracked the identified roots. Our study is about controlling the microrobot suspended on the pyrolytic graphite with nano-precision via fixed lifting magnets. The purpose of the presented method is to eliminate the friction force between the surface of the substrate and the microrobot. Thus, high accuracy motion can be achieved.

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Published
2017-09-24