The model, discussed in their publication appearing this week in Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, could help researchers improve the quality of nanoscale printing and coating, important to everything from printing and
coating tiny devices and structures to 3 - D printing machines and robots.
Not exact matches
Researchers have also been able to
coat their DNA objects with plastics, metals, and other materials to fashion
tiny machine components, electronics, and photonic
devices.
The
tiny device comprises a prosthetic heart valve made of pericardial tissue «stitched» within a self - expanding, polymer
coated nickel - titanium (nitinol) alloy stent frame specially designed to prevent leakage.
To defeat stiction, many MEMS
devices are
coated with Teflon or similar low - friction substances or are studded with
tiny springs that keep the surfaces apart.