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Surface tension-driven self-assembly

Mastrangeli, Massimo  
Lambert, Pierre  
2013
Surface tension in microsystems

This chapter reviews the capillary self-assembly (SA) of heterogeneous systems composed by milli- to micrometer-sized building blocks. The representative, though not exhaustive, examples of microsystems presented belong to four main classes: two-dimensional assemblies at fluid-fluid interfaces, three-dimensional assemblies, two-dimensional die-to-substrate assembly, and deployment of three-dimensional architectures and polyhedra. Technology (processing), material issues (surface treatment, compatibility) and performance of the SA processes are critically assessed and supported by models where available. Surface-tension-driven SA is rapidly gaining relevance for precision manufacturing of microsystems. Nonetheless, it is far from exhausting the potentialities of SA for system engineering and fabrication, leaving ample room for extensive and innovative research investments.

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book part or chapter
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-37552-1_12
Author(s)
Mastrangeli, Massimo  
Editors
Lambert, Pierre  
Date Issued

2013

Publisher

Springer

Publisher place

Berlin Heidelberg

Published in
Surface tension in microsystems
ISBN of the book

978-3-642-37552-1

Start page

227

End page

253

Series title/Series vol.

Microtechnology and MEMS

Subjects

self-assembly

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surface tension

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self-alignment

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packaging

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interfaces

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MEMS

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microsystems

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EPFL

EPFL units
LMIS1  
Available on Infoscience
September 11, 2013
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/94576
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