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The relative high cost and general inaccessibility of nanotechnology limits the ability for people to recognize the importance and benefits of nanoscale sciences. Of specific concern to our group is the high cost and inaccessibility of nanomanipulators. These nanomanipulators are extremely high precision positioning instruments that, when used with high magnification devices, has the ability to maneuver objects thousands of times smaller than what can be seen with the human eye to precise locations and orientations. Typical nanomanipulators can range from $10-50K which excludes many from acquiring them for research or educational purposes. Greater accessibility leads to greater interest and, ultimately, a better understanding and new breakthroughs in nanoscale sciences. The plan is to develop a low-cost, high precision (sub-100 nm resolution), three-axis, Cartesian nanomanipulator using New Scale Technologies's SQUIGGLE piezoelectric linear actuators. Our SQUIGGLE nanomanipulator should be able to at least match the abilities of nanomanipulators currently on the market at a fraction of the cost. The goal of this project is to provide a possible new product line or application for New Scale Technologies and will immediately impact nanobiotechnology research and educational activities at RIT’s Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory. The two main objectives of this project are to (1) design and build a low cost, high precision manipulator using SQUIGGLE piezoelectric linear actuators and (2) demonstrate its capabilities and compare its performance to commercially available nanomanipulators. |
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Team Members
Member | Role | Contact |
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Cory Behm | Mechanical Design Engineer/Website Admin | cjb5251@rit.edu |
Sakif Noor | Mechanical Design/Assembly/Rework Engineer/C++ Programmer | sxn6226@rit.edu |
Jon Rosebrook | Mechanical Design Engineer/Project Leader | jsr4541@rit.edu |
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