All Stories

  1. Impact of vapor polishing on surface quality and mechanical properties of extruded ABS

    Article • Rapid Prototyping Journal, March 2018, Emerald

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  2. Self-Assembly Kinetics of Microscale Components: A Parametric Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  3. Stress-limiting test structures for rapid low-cost strength and stiffness assessment

    Article • Rapid Prototyping Journal, March 2015, Emerald

    Mr Andrew J Katz, Dr Nathan B Crane

  4. Electrowetting force and velocity dependence on fluid surface energy

    Article • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  5. Fluidic Assembly

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  6. Electrochemical explanation for asymmetric electrowetting response

    Article • Thin Solid Films, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  7. Study of Part-Site Interactions in Microscale Capillary Self Assembly

    Article • November 2013, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  8. Floating electrode electrowetting on hydrophobic dielectric with an SiO2 layer

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  9. Fluidic Assembly

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  10. Studying of Contact Angle Friction and Contact Angle Hysteresis (CAH) Though Force Measurements

    Article • November 2012, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  11. Micro-Scale Part Manipulation on a Liquid Interface Through Interface Curvature Effects

    Article • November 2012, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  12. Fluidic assembly at the microscale: progress and prospects

    Article • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  13. A material system for reliable low voltage anodic electrowetting

    Article • Materials Letters, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  14. Impact of Self-Assembly Process Errors on Thermoelectric Performance

    Article • Journal of Electronic Packaging, January 2012, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  15. 3D printed tooling for thermoforming of medical devices

    Article • Rapid Prototyping Journal, August 2011, Emerald

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  16. Continuous electrowetting via electrochemical diodes

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  17. Ultrasonic Excitation Induced Wenzel to Cassie Transition

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  18. Experimental Testing of Micro-Scale Self Assembly Process Model

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  19. Investigation of Surface Tension Effects of a Water-Hexadecane Interface on Silicon Microparts

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  20. Characterization of electrowetting processes through force measurements

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, April 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  21. Bidirectional electrowetting actuation with voltage polarity dependence

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, March 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  22. Demonstration of Continuous Electrowetting Actuation

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  23. Pyrometric Temperature Measurement in Concentrated Sunlight With Emissivity Determination

    Article • Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  24. Self-Assembly for Integration of Microscale Thermoelectric Coolers

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  25. Experimental Approach for Developing and Testing Predictive Self-Assembly Models

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  26. Self Assembly of Thermo Electric Coolers Using Solder and Fluid Based Methods

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  27. Design of fluidic self-assembly bonds for precise component positioning

    Article • February 2008, SPIE

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  28. Low-Cost Pyrometric Temperature Measurement in Concentrated Sunlight With Emissivity Determination

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  29. Microscale Thermoelectric Cooler Assembled From Bulk Materials for Thermal Management of Electronics

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  30. Analysis of Error Sensitivity of a System for Electrowetting Force Measurement

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  31. Analysis and Measurement of Forces in an Electrowetting-Driven Oscillator

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  32. Improving accuracy of powder‐based SFF processes by metal deposition from a nanoparticle dispersion

    Article • Rapid Prototyping Journal, October 2006, Emerald

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  33. Densification of Monosdisperse Iron Nanoparticles from a Colloidal Dispersion at Moderate Heating Rates and Temperatures

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nathan B Crane

  34. Compliant Floating-Opposing-Arm (FOA) Centrifugal Clutch

    Article • Journal of Mechanical Design, January 2004, ASME International

    Dr Nathan B Crane