Journal Sensors and Actuator A: Physical, Vol. 168, Issue 1

Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A: PHYSICAL

ISSN: 0924-4247 Vol.168/1

Date: July 2011

1.	Editorial Board Page CO2

General Section

2.	Inelastic deformation of bilayer microcantilevers with nanoscale coating Pages 1-9 I.-Kuan Lin, Xin Zhang, Yanhang Zhang

Physical Section

3.	Carbon nanotubes humidity sensor based on high testing frequencies Pages 10-13 Zhen-gang Zhao, Xiao-wei Liu, Wei-ping Chen, Tuo Li

4.	Integrated optical differential pressure transducers achieved using thin buckled silica membranes and direct UV written planar Bragg gratings Pages 14-21 Christopher Holmes, James C. Gates, P.G.R. Smith

5.	Application of dielectric spectroscopy for engine lubricating oil degradation monitoring Pages 22-29 L. Guan, X.L. Feng, G. Xiong, J.A. Xie

6.	A GaAs MMIC-based coupling RF MEMS power sensor with both detection and non-detection states Pages 30-38 Zhiqiang Zhang, Xiaoping Liao, Lei Han, Yinsheng Cheng

7.	Pulse mode readout of MEMS bulk disk resonator based mass sensor Pages 39-45 Meng Tang, Alberto Cagliani, Zachary James Davis

8.	Compact refractometer based on extrinsic-phase-shift fiber Bragg grating Pages 46-50 Wenjun Zhou, Xinyong Dong, Li-Yang Shao, Chi Chiu Chan, Chun-Liu Zhao, Ping Shum

9.	Improvement of stress testing performance using Barkhausen noise sensor Pages 51-57 J. Chen, B.J. Zhang, D. Shu, X. Zhou, W. Wang, X. Qi

10.	Theoretical and experimental analysis of pneumatic balloon microactuators Pages 58-65 Benjamin Gorissen, Michaël De Volder, Aline De Greef, Dominiek Reynaerts

11.	A miniature flow sensor fabricated by micro-stereolithography employing a magnetite/acrylic nanocomposite resin Pages 66-71 S.J. Leigh, C.P. Purssell, J. Bowen, D.A. Hutchins, J.A. Covington, D.R. Billson

12.	Computational techniques for efficient conversion of image files from area detectors Pages 72-76 Taha Sochi

13.	Sensitivity analysis of piezoelectric paint sensors made up of PZT ceramic powder and water-based acrylic polymer Pages 77-89 Ismael Payo, J.M. Hale

14.	Comprehensive analysis of a micro-magnetic sensor performance using amorphous microwire MI element with pulsed excitation current Pages 90-94 J. Olivera, C.A. de la Cruz-Blas, C. Gómez-Polo

15.	Modeling and characterization of piezoelectric cantilever bending sensor for energy harvesting Pages 95-100 R. Ly, M. Rguiti, S. D’Astorg, A. Hajjaji, C. Courtois, A. Leriche

16.	Comparison of E. coli detection in single and bi-metal clad waveguide biosensors Pages 101-104 A. Saeed, S. Mehmood, M. Yasar, H.M. Quddusi, A.S. Bhatti

Materials & Technology Section

17.	Fabrication of metallic microstructure on curved substrate by optical soft lithography and copper electroplating Pages 105-111 Jongho Park, Hiroyuki Fujita, Beomjoon Kim

18.	Stress and electric field induced phase transformation phenomena in [0 1 1]-poled PZN–PT single crystals of [1 0 0]-length cut Pages 112-116 M. Shanthi, D.-H. Lin, R. See, W.S. Chang, L.C. Lim

19.	Mechanical property characterization of sputtered and plasma enhanced chemical deposition (PECVD) silicon nitride films after rapid thermal annealing Pages 117-126 P.-H. Wu, I.-K. Lin, H.-Y. Yan, K.-S. Ou, K.-S. Chen, X. Zhang

Actuator Section

20.	Butterfly-shaped ultra slim piezoelectric ultrasonic linear motor Pages 127-130 Won-Hee Lee, Chong-Yun Kang, Dong-Soo Paik, Byeong-Kwon Ju, Seok-Jin Yoon

21.	A novel fabrication of ionic polymer–metal composite membrane actuator capable of 3-dimensional kinematic motions Pages 131-139 Zheng Chen, Tae I. Um, Hilary Bart-Smith

22.	Experimental identification of IPMC actuator parameters through incorporation of linear and nonlinear least squares methods Pages 140-148 Meisam Vahabi, Emad Mehdizadeh, Mansour Kabganian, Farshad Barazandeh

23.	Characteristics of a dynamic pressure generator based on loudspeakers Pages 149-154 Jože Kutin, Ivan Bajsić

24.	Exploration and evaluation of embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) microvalves for high aspect ratio microchannels Pages 155-161 Lin Gui, Carolyn L. Ren

25.	Two degree-of-freedom micromirror actuation using thermocapillary effect in liquid droplets Pages 162-167 Rakesh K. Dhull, Lynn Fuller, Pei-Chun Kao, Ying-Chih Liao, Yen-Wen Lu

26.	Lead-free self-focused piezoelectric transducers for viscous liquid ejection Pages 168-171 K.W. Kwok, S.F. Hon, Dunmin Lin

Micromechanics Section

27.	Amorphous fluoropolymer micromembrane for variable optical attenuation Pages 172-178 Hsin-Ta Hsieh, Chao-Hu Li, Guo-Dung John Su

28.	Investigation of the dynamic demodulation ability of a tilted fiber Bragg grating filter in an all-fiber displacement sensing system Pages 179-186 Chien-Ching Ma, Kuo-Chih Chuang, Bo-Ruei Lin

Systems/Applications Section

29.	Low-cost high performance disposable micropump for fluidic delivery applications Pages 187-194 Matthew L. Cantwell, Farid Amirouche, Johann Citerin

30.	One-dimensional LED array integrated polymer composite scanner for 2D imaging Pages 195-201 Arda D. Yalcinkaya, Y. Daghan Gokdel, Baykal Sarioglu

31.	MEMS micromirror integrated endoscopic probe for optical coherence tomography bioimaging Pages 202-212 Xiaojing Mu, Winston Sun, Hanhua Feng, Aibin Yu, Kelvin Wei Sheng Chen, Chit Yaw Fu, Malini Olivo

32.	Fabrication of normally-closed bidirectional micropumps in silicon–polymer technology featuring photopatternable silicone valve lips Pages 213-222 Thomas Lemke, Giovanni Biancuzzi, Hagen Feth, Jochen Huber, Frank Goldschmidtböing, Peter Woias

Technology Section

33.	Fabrication of angle beam two-element ultrasonic transducers with PMN–PT single crystal and PMN–PT/epoxy 1–3 composite for NDE applications Pages 223-228 Yaoyao Zhang, Sheng Wang, Da’an Liu, Qinhui Zhang, Wei Wang, Bo Ren, Xiangyong Zhao, Haosu Luo