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US 2006/0223205 A1Published application
Fluidic heterogeneous microsystems assembly and packaging
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsHeiko Jacobs, Wei Zheng
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Abstract
Self-assembly of components carried in a fluid is provided. A first component and a second component are obtained and self-assembled together. A third component is obtained and assembled with the first and second components, following the step of assembling the first and second components. The first, second and third components are all different types of components.
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A method of self-assembly of components that are detached from a common surface comprising:
- obtaining a first component;
- obtaining a second component;
- assembling the first component to form an aggregate with the second using shape recognition and surface tension;
- obtaining a third component;
- assembling the third component to form a more complex aggregate with the assembled first and second components using shape recognition and surface tension following the step of assembling the first and second components;
- and
- wherein the first, second and third components are all different types of components.
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A method of self-assembly of component aggregates that are detached from a common surface comprising:
- obtaining a first component;
- obtaining a second component;
- assembling the first component to form an aggregate with the second component using shape recognition and surface tension;
- obtaining a third component;
- assembling the third component to form a more complex aggregate with the first and second components using shape recognition and surface tension following the step of assembling the first and second components;
- and
- wherein the first, second and third components are all different types of components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.