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Artificial Dirt: Microfluidic Substrates for Nematode Neurobiology and Behavior by Lockery, S. R, Lawton, K. J, Doll, J. C, Faumont, S, Coulthard, S. M, Thiele, T. R, Chronis, N, McCormick, K. E, Goodman, M. B, Pruitt, B. L

“…1 Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering and 3 Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology,…”
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SU-8 MEMS Fabry-Perot pressure sensor by Hill, G.C., Melamud, R., Declercq, F.E., Davenport, A.A., Chan, I.H., Hartwell, P.G., Pruitt, B.L.

“…The biocompatible polymer, SU-8, was used to microfabricate an interferometric pressure sensor designed for invasive biomedical applications. Tests of the…”
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The tactile receptive fields of freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes by Mazzochette, E A, Nekimken, A L, Loizeau, F, Whitworth, J, Huynh, B, Goodman, M B, Pruitt, B L

“…Sensory neurons embedded in skin are responsible for the sense of touch. In humans and other mammals, touch sensation depends on thousands of diverse…”
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Measurement system for low force and small displacement contacts by Pruitt, B.L., Woo-Tae Park, Kenny, T.W.

“…To support the continued miniaturization of electrical contacts in multichip systems, three-dimensional (3-D) systems, wafer probe cards, and MEMS relays,…”
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Piezoresistive cantilevers and measurement system for characterizing low force electrical contacts by Pruitt, Beth L., Kenny, Thomas W.

“…The continued miniaturization of integrated circuits (ICs), interconnects, relays, and packaging critically depends on the electrical properties of low force…”
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Microfabricated calibration tool for direct shear stiffness measurements with applications in cell mechanics by Higgs, G, Simmons, C, Fried, A, Pruitt, B L

“…We have developed a novel microelectromechanical system (MEMS) calibration tool that for the first time allows direct calibration of widely used traction force…”
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The Yin-Yang of Rigidity Sensing: How Forces and Mechanical Properties Regulate the Cellular Response to Materials by Schoen, Ingmar, Pruitt, Beth L, Vogel, Viola

“…According to the Chinese yin-yang concept, seemingly opposing forces give rise and respond to each other. Opposing forces, whether passive or active, are also…”
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Review: Semiconductor Piezoresistance for Microsystems by Barlian, A. Alvin, Park, Woo-Tae, Mallon, Joseph R., Rastegar, Ali J., Pruitt, Beth L.

“…Piezoresistive sensors are among the earliest micromachined silicon devices. The need for smaller, less expensive, higher performance sensors helped drive…”
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Pneumatic stimulation of C. elegans mechanoreceptor neurons in a microfluidic trap by Nekimken, Adam L, Fehlauer, Holger, Kim, Anna A, Manosalvas-Kjono, Sandra N, Ladpli, Purim, Memon, Farah, Gopisetty, Divya, Sanchez, Veronica, Goodman, Miriam B, Pruitt, Beth L, Krieg, Michael

“…New tools for applying force to animals, tissues, and cells are critically needed in order to advance the field of mechanobiology, as few existing tools enable…”
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The tactile receptive fields of freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans nematodesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Movie S1. See DOI: 10.1039/c8ib00045j by Mazzochette, E. A, Nekimken, A. L, Loizeau, F, Whitworth, J, Huynh, B, Goodman, M. B, Pruitt, B. L

“…Sensory neurons embedded in skin are responsible for the sense of touch. In humans and other mammals, touch sensation depends on thousands of diverse…”
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Integrated Multifunctional Environmental Sensors by Roozeboom, C. L., Hopcroft, M. A., Smith, W. S., Joo Yong Sim, Wickeraad, D. A., Hartwell, P. G., Pruitt, B. L.

“…We present the design, microfabrication, and characterization of ten sensors on one silicon die. We demonstrate simultaneous monitoring of multiple…”
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MEMS Electrostatic Actuation in Conducting Biological Media by Mukundan, V., Pruitt, B.L.

“…We present design and experimental implementation of electrostatic comb-drive actuators in solutions of high conductivity relevant for biological cells. The…”
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SU-8 force sensing pillar arrays for biological measurements by Doll, Joseph C, Harjee, Nahid, Klejwa, Nathan, Kwon, Ronald, Coulthard, Sarah M, Petzold, Bryan, Goodman, Miriam B, Pruitt, Beth L

“…The generation and sensation of mechanical force plays a role in many dynamic biological processes, including touch sensation. This paper presents a two-axis…”
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Low 1∕f noise, full bridge, microcantilever with longitudinal and transverse piezoresistors by Mallon, J. R., Rastegar, A. J., Barlian, A. A., Meyer, M. T., Fung, T. H., Pruitt, B. L.

“…This paper reports on low 1∕f noise, low corner-frequency, piezoresistive microcantilevers suitable for static and slowly time varying, force and displacement…”
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Coaxial tip piezoresistive scanning probes for high-resolution electrical imaging by Harjee, N, Garcia, A G F, Konig, M, Doll, J C, Goldhaber-Gordon, D, Pruitt, B L

“…We have designed and batch fabricated silicon cantilever scanning probes integrating, for the first time, a coaxial tip to produce highly localized electric…”
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Patterned cracks in the buried oxide layer improve yield in device release from SOI wafers by Hill, G C, Padovani, J I, Chui, B W, Mamin, H J, Rugar, D, Harjee, N, Doll, J C, Pruitt, B L

“…Cracks patterned lithographically into the buried oxide (BOX) layer of silicon-on-insulator wafers were found to substantially improve yield in the release of…”
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Low 1 ∕ f noise, full bridge, microcantilever with longitudinaland transverse piezoresistors by Mallon, J. R., Rastegar, A. J., Barlian, A. A., Meyer, M. T., Fung, T. H., Pruitt, B. L.

“…This paper reports on low 1 ∕ f noise, low corner-frequency, piezoresistive microcantilevers suitable for static and slowly time varying, force and…”
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Artificial dirt: Microfluidic substrates for nematode neurobiology and behavior by Lockery, S. R, Lawton, K. J, Doll, J. C, Faumont, S., Coulthard, S. M, Thiele, T. R, Chronis, N., McCormick, K. E, Goodman, M. B, Pruitt, B. L

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Piezoresistive MEMS Underwater Shear Stress Sensors by Barlian, A.A., Narain, R., Li, J.T., Quance, C.E., Ho, A.C., Mukundan, V., Pruitt, B.L.

“…We report on the design and performance of underwater piezoresistive floating-element shear stress sensors for direct dynamic measurements. Our design utilizes…”
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Development of an SU-8 Fabry-Perot blood pressure sensor by Melamud, R., Davenport, A.A., Hill, G.C., Chan, I.H., Declercq, F., Hartwell, P.G., Pruitt, B.L.

“…This paper presents the fabrication method and testing of an interferometric pressure sensor designed for intravascular blood pressure measurements. A cap…”
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