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Carrier, use of a carrier, method of activating a carrier and method of making a carrier
2023, US Patent App. 16/500,442 (patent)
Microfibers with mushroom-shaped tips for optimal adhesion
Sitti, M., Aksak, B.
2023, US Patent 11,613,674 (patent)
Magnetic trap system and method of navigating a microscopic device
Son, D., Ugurlu, M., Bluemer, P., Sitti, M.
2023, US Patent App. 17/871,598 (patent)
A Liquid Repellent Fibrillar Dry Adhesive Material and a Method of Producing the Same
2023, US Patent App. 17/785,452 (patent)
2022
DRY ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR MAKING DRY ADHESIVES
Metin Sitti, Michael Murphy, Burak Aksak
December 2022, US Patent App. 17/895,334, 2022 (patent)
Data for BirdBot Achieves Energy-Efficient Gait with Minimal Control Using Avian-Inspired Leg Clutching
Badri-Spröwitz, A., Sarvestani, A. A., Sitti, M., Daley, M. A.
Edmond, March 2022 (techreport)
Method of making one or more fibrils, computer implemented method of simulating an adhesive force of one or more fibrils and fibril
2021, EP Prio. Patent App. 21 162 253.5 (mpi_year_book)
Heat assisted magnetic programming of soft materials
2021, International App. PCT/EP2021/060313 (patent)
Light-triggered Drug Release from 3D-printed Magnetic Chitosan Microswimmers
2021, US Patent App. 17/274215, Feb.2021 (patent)
Scientific Report 2016 - 2021
2021 (mpi_year_book)
This report presents research done at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems from January2016 to November 2021. It is our fourth report since the founding of the institute in 2011. Dueto the fact that the upcoming evaluation is an extended one, the report covers a longer reportingperiod.This scientific report is organized as follows: we begin with an overview of the institute, includingan outline of its structure, an introduction of our latest research departments, and a presentationof our main collaborative initiatives and activities (Chapter1). The central part of the scientificreport consists of chapters on the research conducted by the institute’s departments (Chapters2to6) and its independent research groups (Chapters7 to24), as well as the work of the institute’scentral scientific facilities (Chapter25). For entities founded after January 2016, the respectivereport sections cover work done from the date of the establishment of the department, group, orfacility. These chapters are followed by a summary of selected outreach activities and scientificevents hosted by the institute (Chapter26). The scientific publications of the featured departmentsand research groups published during the 6-year review period complete this scientific report.
2020
Fibrillar structures to reduce viscous drag on aerodynamic and hydrodynamic wall surfaces
Castillo, L., Aksak, B., Sitti, M.
2020, US Patent 10,830,261 (patent)
Gripping apparatus and method of producing a gripping apparatus
Song, S., Sitti, M., Drotlef, D., Majidi, C.
Google Patents, February 2020, US Patent App. 16/610,209 (patent)
Method and device for reversibly attaching a phase changing metal to an object
US Patent Application 10675718, January 2020 (patent)
A method for reversibly attaching a phase changing metal to an object, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate having at least one surface at which the phase changing metal is attached,
heating the phase changing metal above a phase changing temperature at which the phase changing metal changes its phase from solid to liquid,
bringing the phase changing metal, when the phase changing metal is in the liquid phase or before the phase changing metal is brought into the liquid phase, into contact with the object,
permitting the phase changing metal to cool below the phase changing temperature, whereby the phase changing metal becomes solid and the object and the phase changing metal become attached to each other,
reheating the phase changing metal above the phase changing temperature to liquefy the phase changing metal, and
removing the substrate from the object, with the phase changing metal separating from the object and remaining with the substrate.
Method of actuating a shape changeable member, shape changeable member and actuating system
Hu, W., Lum, G. Z., Mastrangeli, M., Sitti, M.
Google Patents, January 2020, US Patent App. 16/477,593 (patent)
Method of fabricating a shape-changeable magentic member, method of producing a shape changeable magnetic member and shape changeable magnetic member
US Patent Application 16845646, 2020 (patent)
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a shape-changeable magnetic member comprising a plurality of segments with each segment being able to be magnetized with a desired magnitude and orientation of magnetization, to a method of producing a shape changeable magnetic member composed of a plurality of segments and to a shape changeable magnetic member.
Method for producing an XUV and X-ray diffractive optic
SANLI, U. T., Ceylan, H., Sitti, M., SCHÜTZ, G., Keskinbora, K.
2020, US Patent App. 16/979,121 (patent)
Microfibers with mushroom-shaped tips for optimal adhesion
Sitti, M., Aksak, B.
2020, US Patent 10,689,549 (patent)
2019
Method of assembling mobile micro-machines and a mobile micro-machine
Sitti, M., Yigit, M. B., Alapan, Y., Beker, O.
2019, International Application, Sep.2019, PCT/EP2019/075564 (patent)
Scientific Report 2016 - 2018
2019 (mpi_year_book)
This report presents research done at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems from
January 2016 to December 2018. It is our third report since the founding of the institute in 2011.
This status report is organized as follows: we begin with an overview of the institute, including
its organizational structure (Chapter 1). The central part of the scientific report consists of chapters
on the research conducted by the institute’s departments (Chapters 2 to 5) and its independent
research groups (Chapters 6 to 18), as well as the work of the institute’s central scientific facilities
(Chapter 19). For entities founded after January 2016, the respective report sections cover work
done from the date of the establishment of the department, group, or facility.
A liquid repellent fibrillar dry adhesive material and a method of producing the same
2019, EP Patent App. 19 218 616.1, Dec.2019 (patent)
2017
Method of molding simple or complex micro and/or nanopatterned features on both planar or non-planar molded objects and surfaces and the molded objects produced using same
Sitti, M., Glass, P. S., Aksak, B.
2017, US Patent 9,566,722 (patent)
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for micromanipulation with adhesive fibrillar structures
Sitti, M., Mengüç, Y.
US Patent 9,731,422, 2017 (patent)
The present invention are methods for fabrication of micro- and/or nano-scale adhesive fibers and their use for movement and manipulation of objects. Further disclosed is a method of manipulating a part by providing a manipulation device with a plurality of fibers, where each fiber has a tip with a flat surface that is parallel to a backing layer, contacting the flat surfaces on an object, moving the object to a new location, then disengaging the tips from the object.
2016
Remotely addressable magnetic composite micro-actuators
Sitti, M., Diller, E., Miyashita, S.
February 2016, US Patent 9,281,112 (patent)
The present invention describes methods to fabricate actuators that can be remotely controlled in an addressable manner, and methods to provide remote control such micro-actuators. The actuators are composites of two permanent magnet materials, one of which is has high coercivity, and the other of which switches magnetization direction by applied fields. By switching the second material's magnetization direction, the two magnets either work together or cancel each other, resulting in distinct “on” and “off” behavior of the devices. The device can be switched “on” or “off” remotely using a field pulse of short duration.
2015
Untethered Magnetic Micromanipulation
Diller, E., Sitti, M.
In Micro-and Nanomanipulation Tools, 13, 10, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, November 2015 (inbook)
This chapter discusses the methods and state of the art in microscale manipulation in remote environments using untethered microrobotic devices. It focuses on manipulation at the size scale of tens to hundreds of microns, where small size leads to a dominance of microscale physical effects and challenges in fabrication and actuation. To motivate the challenges of operating at this size scale, the chapter includes coverage of the physical forces relevant to microrobot motion and manipulation below the millimeter-size scale. It then introduces the actuation methods commonly used in untethered manipulation schemes, with particular focus on magnetic actuation due to its wide use in the field. The chapter divides these manipulation techniques into two types: contact manipulation, which relies on direct pushing or grasping of objects for motion, and noncontact manipulation, which relies indirectly on induced fluid flow from the microrobot motion to move objects without any direct contact.
Methods of forming dry adhesive structures
Sitti, M., Murphy, M., Aksak, B.
September 2015, US Patent 9,120,953 (patent)
Methods of forming dry adhesives including a method of making a dry adhesive including applying a liquid polymer to the second end of the stem, molding the liquid polymer on the stem in a mold, wherein the mold includes a recess having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the second end of the stem, curing the liquid polymer in the mold to form a tip at the second end of the stem, wherein the tip includes a second layer stem; corresponding to the recess in the mold, and removing the tip from the mold after the liquid polymer cures.
Micro-fiber arrays with tip coating and transfer method for preparing same
Sitti, M., Washburn, N. R., Glass, P. S., Chung, H.
July 2015, US Patent 9,079,215 (patent)
Present invention describes a patterned and coated micro- and nano-scale fibers elastomeric material for enhanced adhesion in wet or dry environments. A multi-step fabrication process including optical lithography, micromolding, polymer synthesis, dipping, stamping, and photopolymerization is described to produce uniform arrays of micron-scale fibers with mushroom-shaped tips coated with a thin layer of an intrinsically adhesive synthetic polymer, such as lightly crosslinked p(DMA-co-MEA).
Dry adhesives and methods for making dry adhesives
Sitti, M., Murphy, M., Aksak, B.
March 2015, US Patent App. 14/625,162 (patent)
Dry adhesives and methods for forming dry adhesives. A method of forming a dry adhesive structure on a substrate, comprises: forming a template backing layer of energy sensitive material on the substrate; forming a template layer of energy sensitive material on the template backing layer; exposing the template layer to a predetermined pattern of energy; removing a portion of the template layer related to the predetermined pattern of energy, and leaving a template structure formed from energy sensitive material and connected to the substrate via the template backing layer.
2014
Addressing of Micro-robot Teams and Non-contact Micro-manipulation
Diller, E., Ye, Z., Giltinan, J., Sitti, M.
In Small-Scale Robotics. From Nano-to-Millimeter-Sized Robotic Systems and Applications, pages: 28-38, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 (incollection)
Opto-thermal micro-transportation for cellular microbiology
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2014 (phdthesis)
2012
Automated Tip-Based 2-D Mechanical Assembly of Micro/Nanoparticles
Onal, C. D., Ozcan, O., Sitti, M.
In Feedback Control of MEMS to Atoms, pages: 69-108, Springer US, 2012 (incollection)
2011
Automated Control of AFM Based Nanomanipulation
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 237-311, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
Teleoperation Based AFM Manipulation Control
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 145-235, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
Descriptions and challenges of AFM based nanorobotic systems
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 13-29, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
Applications of AFM Based Nanorobotic Systems
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 313-342, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
Nanomechanics of AFM based nanomanipulation
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 87-143, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
Instrumentation Issues of an AFM Based Nanorobotic System
Xie, H., Onal, C., Régnier, S., Sitti, M.
In Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanorobotics, pages: 31-86, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011 (incollection)
2010
Nanohandling robot cells
Fatikow, Sergej, Wich, Thomas, Dahmen, Christian, Jasper, Daniel, Stolle, Christian, Eichhorn, Volkmar, Hagemann, Saskia, Weigel-Jech, Michael
In Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanomedicine and Nanorobotics, pages: 1-31, CRC Press, 2010 (incollection)
Atomic-Force-Microscopy-Based Nanomanipulation Systems
Onal, C. D., Ozcan, O., Sitti, M.
In Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanomedicine and Nanorobotics, pages: 1-15, CRC Press, 2010 (incollection)
2009
Biologically Inspired Polymer Microfibrillar Arrays for Mask Sealing
Cheung, E., Aksak, B., Sitti, M.
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA, 2009 (techreport)
2008
Biologically Inspired Polymer Micro-Patterned Adhesives
Cheung, E., Sitti, M.
EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD, 2008 (techreport)
2007
Bacteria integrated swimming microrobots
Behkam, B., Sitti, M.
In 50 years of artificial intelligence, pages: 154-163, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007 (incollection)