Dr. Elisabeth Smela Profile

Dr. Elisabeth Smela

Assistant Professor at Univ of Maryland College Park

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 9 April 2013 Paper

Stable electroosmotically driven actuators

Deepa Sritharan, Mylene Motsebo, Julia Tumbic, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 8687, 86872C (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009048

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Electrodes, Liquids, Capillaries, Microfluidics, Carbonates, Silicon, Ultraviolet radiation, Robotics, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2012 Paper

Navigating conjugated polymer actuated neural probes in a brain phantom

Eugene Daneshvar, Daryl Kipke, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 8340, 834009 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915244

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Brain, Tissues, Actuators, Polymers, Polymeric actuators, Titanium, Neurons, Photomasks, Projection devices

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

Mechanical characterization of conducting polymer actuated neural probes under physiological settings

Eugene Daneshvar, Elisabeth Smela, Daryl Kipke

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76421T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847694

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Actuators, Nickel, Electrodes, Ions, Brain, Polymeric actuators, Tissues, Gold, Microfabrication

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

PDMS/graphite stretchable electrodes for dielectric elastomer actuators

Mark Kujawski, Justin Pearse, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76420R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847249

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Composites, Particles, Carbon, Microwave radiation, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Scanning electron microscopy, Dielectrics, Glasses, Diamond

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

Challenges in the microfabrication of dielectric elastomer actuators

Bavani Balakrisnan, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76420K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847613

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Metals, Actuators, Microfabrication, Surface micromachining, Optical lithography, Etching, Dry etching, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 6 April 2009 Paper

A new EAP based on electroosmotic flow: nastic actuators

Menake Piyasena, Benjamin Shapiro, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 7287, 72871U (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816138

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Microfluidics, Electrodes, Transducers, Electroactive polymers, Prototyping, Liquids, Silicon, Interfaces, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2007 Paper

Integrated cell-based sensors and cell clinics utilizing conjugated polymer actuators

Elisabeth Smela, Marc Christophersen, Somashekar Bangalore Prakash, Mario Urdaneta, Marc Dandin, Pamela Abshire

Proceedings Volume 6524, 65240G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720295

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Sensors, Metals, CMOS sensors, Microelectromechanical systems, Electrodes, Gold, Ions, Polymers, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2006 Paper

Novel compliant electrodes based on platinum salt reduction

Remi Delille, Mario Urdaneta, Kuangwen Hsieh, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61681Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657191

KEYWORDS: Platinum, Composites, Electrodes, Metals, Particles, Manufacturing, Polymers, Sodium, Ultraviolet radiation, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2006 Paper

Polypyrrole/gold bilayer microactuators: response time and temperature effects

Marc Christophersen, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61680V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657192

KEYWORDS: Gold, Actuators, MATLAB, Microactuators, Temperature metrology, Body temperature, Polymers, Biomedical optics, Image analysis, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2006 Paper

Modeling charge transport in conjugated polymers

Xuezheng Wang, Benjamin Shapiro, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61680U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.655751

KEYWORDS: Ions, Polymers, Interfaces, Data modeling, Diffusion, Electrodes, Actuators, Dielectrics, Phase velocity, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2006 Paper

Cycling conjugated polymers with different cations

Xuezheng Wang, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61680T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658057

KEYWORDS: Ions, Polymers, Lithium, Velocity measurements, Electrodes, Actuators, Sodium, Cesium, Phase measurement, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2006 Paper

Fast switching of conjugated polymer films

Xuezheng Wang, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 6168, 61680W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658054

KEYWORDS: Ions, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Electrodes, Velocity measurements, Switching, Silicon, Photoresist materials, Fast packet switching, Polymeric actuators

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Polypyrrole/gold bilayer characterization

Steven Fanning, Yingkai Liu, Marc Christophersen, Matthias Duerkop, Elisabeth Smela, Benjamin Shapiro

Proceedings Volume 5759, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599767

KEYWORDS: Gold, Actuators, Transducers, Microactuators, Microfabrication, Reactive ion etching, Etching, Biomedical optics, Surface micromachining, Electrodes

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Understanding ion transport in conjugated polymers

Xuezheng Wang, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 5759, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.598146

KEYWORDS: Ions, Polymers, Profilometers, Electrodes, Gold, Mirrors, Hydrogen, Electrons, Phase velocity, Velocity measurements

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Improving adhesion of polypyrrole to gold for long-term actuation

Yingkai Liu, Qi Gan, Shermeen Baig, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 5759, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599753

KEYWORDS: Gold, Electrodes, Polymers, Plating, Electroplating, Scanning electron microscopy, Actuators, Interfaces, Gallium nitride, Polymeric actuators

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

Integrating conjugated polymer microactuators with CMOS sensing circuitry for studying living cells

Mario Urdaneta, Yingkai Liu, Marc Christophersen, Somashekar Prakash, Pamela Abshire, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 5759, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599775

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Electrodes, Sensors, Polymers, Electroactive polymers, Packaging, Microelectromechanical systems, Dielectrophoresis, CMOS sensors, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2004 Paper

Understanding ion transport in conjugated polymers

Xuezheng Wang, Elisabeth Smela, Benjamin Shapiro

Proceedings Volume 5385, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541546

KEYWORDS: Ions, Polymers, Diffusion, Electron transport, Actuators, Electrodes, Electron beam lithography, Analytical research, Convection, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2002 Paper

In-situ measurement of conducting polymers on evaporated and electrochemically deposited Au surfaces

Clayton Bohn, Myoungho Pyo, Said Sadki, Elisabeth Smela, John Reynolds, Anthony Brennan

Proceedings Volume 4695, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475171

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Gold, Electroactive polymers, Surface roughness, Polymers, Electrodes, Sodium, Switching, Scanning electron microscopy, Resistance

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