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Design and Testing of a New Force-Sensing Cell Microinjector Based on Soft Flexure Mechanism
Yuzhang Wei; Qingsong Xu
2019-08-01
Source PublicationIEEE Sensors Journal
ISSN1530-437X
Volume19Issue:15Pages:6012-6019
Abstract

Cell microinjection plays an important role in biological and medical fields. As compared with manual cell microinjection and position-based robotic cell microinjection, force-assisted robotic cell microinjection can improve the success rate and survival rate of the injected cells. In this paper, a novel force-sensing cell microinjector is proposed with a piezoresistive force sensor embedded in soft-material-based flexure mechanism. The soft flexures act as fixed-guided beams, which are introduced to achieve the force measurement with high sensitivity in pure one-degree-of-freedom direction. The microinjector is developed by considering the installation and replacement issues of the micropipette and the connection between the micropipette and the tube of compressed air. Four different prototypes of the cell microinjector with force sensor are fabricated, calibrated, and compared. Results show that the resolution and measurement ranges of an embedded force sensor are 0.65 mN and 16.5 mN, respectively. Experimental study on microinjection of crab eggs is conducted to validate the performance of the fabricated microinjector in practice.

KeywordFlexure Mechanism Force Sensing Mechanical Design Microinjection Micromanipulation Soft Sensor
DOI10.1109/JSEN.2019.2909533
URLView the original
Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEngineering ; Instruments & Instrumentation ; Physics
WOS SubjectEngineering, Electrical & Electronic ; Instruments & Instrumentation ; Physics, Applied
WOS IDWOS:000474591000007
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85068693183
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Corresponding AuthorQingsong Xu
AffiliationDepartment of Electromechanical Engineering,Faculty of Science and Technology,University of Macau,Macau,Macao
First Author AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
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Yuzhang Wei,Qingsong Xu. Design and Testing of a New Force-Sensing Cell Microinjector Based on Soft Flexure Mechanism[J]. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019, 19(15), 6012-6019.
APA Yuzhang Wei., & Qingsong Xu (2019). Design and Testing of a New Force-Sensing Cell Microinjector Based on Soft Flexure Mechanism. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(15), 6012-6019.
MLA Yuzhang Wei,et al."Design and Testing of a New Force-Sensing Cell Microinjector Based on Soft Flexure Mechanism".IEEE Sensors Journal 19.15(2019):6012-6019.
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