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Adhesion of biologically inspired polymer microfibers on soft surfaces
Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
Langmuir, 25(12):6613-6616, ACS Publications, 2009 ()
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Automated 2-D nanoparticle manipulation with an atomic force microscope
Onal, C. D., Ozcan, O., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :1814-1819, 2009 ()
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Biologically Inspired Polymer Microfibrillar Arrays for Mask Sealing
Cheung, E., Aksak, B., Sitti, M.
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA, 2009 ()
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Biologically-Inspired Patterned and Coated Adhesives for Medical Devices
Glass, P., Chung, H., Lee, C., Tworkoski, E., Washburn, N., Sitti, M.
Journal of Medical Devices, 3(2):027537, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009 ()
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Characterization of bacterial actuation of micro-objects
Behkam, B., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :1022-1027, 2009 ()
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Compliant footpad design analysis for a bio-inspired quadruped amphibious robot
Park, H. S., Sitti, M.
In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :645-651, 2009 ()
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Dangling chain elastomers as repeatable fibrillar adhesives
Sitti, M., Cusick, B., Aksak, B., Nese, A., Lee, H., Dong, H., Kowalewski, T., Matyjaszewski, K.
ACS applied materials \& interfaces, 1(10):2277-2287, American Chemical Society, 2009 ()
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Dry spinning based spinneret based tunable engineered parameters (STEP) technique for controlled and aligned deposition of polymeric nanofibers
Nain, A. S., Sitti, M., Jacobson, A., Kowalewski, T., Amon, C.
Macromolecular rapid communications, 30(16):1406-1412, WILEY-VCH Verlag, 2009 ()
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Dynamic modeling and analysis of pitch motion of a basilisk lizard inspired quadruped robot running on water
Park, H. S., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :2655-2660, 2009 ()
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Enhanced adhesion by gecko-inspired hierarchical fibrillar adhesives
Murphy, M. P., Kim, S., Sitti, M.
ACS applied materials \& interfaces, 1(4):849-855, American Chemical Society, 2009 ()
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Enhanced reversible adhesion of dopamine methacrylamide-coated elastomer microfibrillar structures under wet conditions
Glass, P., Chung, H., Washburn, N. R., Sitti, M.
Langmuir, 25(12):6607-6612, ACS Publications, 2009 ()
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Gecko-Inspired Directional and Controllable Adhesion
Murphy, M. P., Aksak, B., Sitti, M.
Small, 5(2):170-175, WILEY-VCH Verlag, 2009 ()
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Magnetic mobile micro-robots
Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
7eme Journees Nationales de la Recherche en Robotique, 2009 ()
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Microparticle manipulation using multiple untethered magnetic micro-robots on an electrostatic surface
Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M.
In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :528-533, 2009 ()
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Miniature devices: Voyage of the microrobots
Sitti, M.
Nature, 458(7242):1121-1122, Nature Publishing Group, 2009 ()
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Modeling and experimental characterization of an untethered magnetic micro-robot
Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
The International Journal of Robotics Research, 28(8):1077-1094, Sage Publications, 2009 ()
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Multiple magnetic microrobot control using electrostatic anchoring
Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
Applied Physics Letters, 94(16):164108, AIP, 2009 ()
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Piezoelectric ultrasonic resonant micromotor with a volume of less than 1 mm 3 for use in medical microbots
Watson, B., Friend, J., Yeo, L., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :2225-2230, 2009 ()
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Reversible dry micro-fibrillar adhesives with thermally controllable adhesion
Kim, S., Sitti, M., Xie, T., Xiao, X.
Soft Matter, 5(19):3689-3693, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009 ()
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Robot ceiling climbers harness new tricks
Marks, P.
New Scientist, 202(2705):18-19, Reed Business Information, 2009 ()
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Tankbot: A miniature, peeling based climber on rough and smooth surfaces
Unver, O., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :2282-2287, 2009 ()
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Teleoperated Three-Dimensional Force Feedback from the Nanoscale with an Atomic Force Microscope
Onal, C. D., Sitti, M.
2009 ()
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Towards automated nanoassembly with the atomic force microscope: A versatile drift compensation procedure
Krohs, F., Onal, C., Sitti, M., Fatikow, S.
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 131(6):061106, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009 ()
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Two-dimensional contact and noncontact micromanipulation in liquid using an untethered mobile magnetic microrobot
Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 25(6):1332-1342, IEEE, 2009 ()
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Waalbot: Agile climbing with synthetic fibrillar dry adhesives
Murphy, M. P., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA’09. IEEE International Conference on, :1599-1600, 2009 ()
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Wet self-cleaning of biologically inspired elastomer mushroom shaped microfibrillar adhesives
Kim, S., Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
Langmuir, 25(13):7196-7199, ACS Publications, 2009 ()
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A legged anchoring mechanism for capsule endoscopes using micropatterned adhesives
Glass, P., Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 55(12):2759-2767, IEEE, 2008 ()
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A motorized anchoring mechanism for a tethered capsule robot using fibrillar adhesives for interventions in the esophagus
Glass, P., Cheung, E., Wang, H., Appasamy, R., Sitti, M.
In Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2008. BioRob 2008. 2nd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on, :758-764, 2008 ()
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Adhesion of biologically inspired oil-coated polymer micropillars
Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 22(5-6):569-589, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008 ()
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An untethered magnetically actuated micro-robot capable of motion on arbitrary surfaces
Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2008. ICRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on, :419-424, 2008 ()
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Bacterial propulsion of chemically patterned micro-cylinders
Behkam, B., Sitti, M.
In Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2008. BioRob 2008. 2nd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on, :753-757, 2008 ()
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Beanbag robotics: Robotic swarms with 1-dof units
Kriesel, D. M., Cheung, E., Sitti, M., Lipson, H.
In International Conference on Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence, :267-274, 2008 ()
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Biologically Inspired Polymer Micro-Patterned Adhesives
Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD, 2008 ()
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Control of Cell Behavior by Aligned Micro/Nanofibrous Biomaterial Scaffolds Fabricated by Spinneret-Based Tunable Engineered Parameters (STEP) Technique
Nain, A. S., Phillippi, J. A., Sitti, M., MacKrell, J., Campbell, P. G., Amon, C.
Small, 4(8):1153-1159, Wiley Online Library, 2008 ()
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Cross-talk compensation in atomic force microscopy
Onal, C. D., Sümer, B., Sitti, M.
Review of scientific instruments, 79(10):103706, AIP, 2008 ()
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Design and Numerical Modeling of an On-Board Chemical Release Module for Motion Control of Bacteria-Propelled Swimming Micro-Robots
Behkam, B., Nain, A. S., Amon, C. H., Sitti, M.
In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, :239-244, 2008 ()
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Design and development of the lifting and propulsion mechanism for a biologically inspired water runner robot
Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
IEEE transactions on robotics, 24(3):698-709, IEEE, 2008 ()
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Dynamic modeling of a basilisk lizard inspired quadruped robot running on water
Park, H. S., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008. IROS 2008. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :3101-3107, 2008 ()
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Dynamic modeling of stick slip motion in an untethered magnetic microrobot
Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M.
Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems IV, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008 ()
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ENHANCED ADHESION OF PDMS SURFACES FUNCTIONALIZED BY POLY (n-BUTYL ACRYLATE) BRUSHES INSPIRED BY GECKO FOOT HAIRS
Nese, A., Lee, H., Dong, H., Aksak, B., Cusick, B., Kowalewski, T., Matyjaszewski, K., Sitti, M.
Polymer Preprints, 49(2):107, 2008 ()
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Effect of quantity and configuration of attached bacteria on bacterial propulsion of microbeads
Behkam, B., Sitti, M.
Applied Physics Letters, 93(22):223901, AIP, 2008 ()
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Fabrication and Characterization of Biologically Inspired Mushroom-Shaped Elastomer Microfiber Arrays
Kim, S., Sitti, M.
In ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, :839-847, 2008 ()
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Fabrication of Single and Multi-Layer Fibrous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Nain, A. S., Miller, E., Sitti, M., Campbell, P., Amon, C.
In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, :231-238, 2008 ()
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Fabrication of bio-inspired elastomer nanofiber arrays with spatulate tips using notching effect
Kim, S., Sitti, M., Jang, J., Thomas, E. L.
In Nanotechnology, 2008. NANO’08. 8th IEEE Conference on, :780-782, 2008 ()
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Gecko inspired micro-fibrillar adhesives for wall climbing robots on micro/nanoscale rough surfaces
Aksak, B., Murphy, M. P., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2008. ICRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on, :3058-3063, 2008 ()
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Investigation of Calcium Mechanotransduction by Quasi 3-D Microfiber Mechanical Stimulation of Cells
Ruder, W. C., Pratt, E. D., Sitti, M., LeDuc, P. R., Antaki, J. F.
In ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, :1049-1050, 2008 ()
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Miniature Mobile Robots Down to Micron Scale
Sitti, M.
In Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, 2008. MHS 2008. International Symposium on, :525-525, 2008 ()
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Modeling the soft backing layer thickness effect on adhesion of elastic microfiber arrays
Long, R., Hui, C., Kim, S., Sitti, M.
Journal of Applied Physics, 104(4):044301, AIP, 2008 ()
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Particle image velocimetry and thrust of flagellar micro propulsion systems
Danis, U., Sitti, M., Pekkan, K.
In APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, 1, 2008 ()
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Performance of different foot designs for a water running robot
Floyd, S., Adilak, S., Ramirez, S., Rogman, R., Sitti, M.
In Robotics and Automation, 2008. ICRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on, :244-250, 2008 ()
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