Legacy of FIBO
Micro Robotics Lab
The lab focuses on research and development of robot technology at the micron level, the production of sensors and small motors by using the principles of mechanical design, nanotechnology, electronic circuit, material selection, and biomedical sciences to create small inventions, small robots, and equipment using in blood vessels, etc.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Eakkachai Pengwang
Activities and Interests
- Micro robots & Nano robots
- Intravascular devices
- Microfabrication
- Nanotechnology
- Material selection
- Biomedical sciences
- Lifestyle Gadgets
Contact
Educational Background
- Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois, U.S.A., 2011
- M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois, U.S.A., 2007
- B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Wisconsin, U.S.A., 2005
Research Interest
- Micro robots & Nano robots
- Intravascular devices
- Microfabrication
- Nanotechnology
- Material Selection
- Biomedical Sciences
- Lifestyle Gadgets
Partners
Publications
- E. Pengwang, M.A. Shannon, and S. Moghaddam, “Electrochemically Dissolvable Nanocomposite Seal Layer for Long-term Storage of Chemical Hydride-based Micro Hydrogen Generators,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), submitted October 2011.
- E. Pengwang, B.R. Flachsbart, X. Jin, N.R. Aluru, and M.A. Shannon, “Design and Fabrication of AC Traveling Wave Membranes for Nanoscale Colloidal Separation,” Langmuir, submitted October 2011.
- S. Moghaddam, E. Pengwang, Y.B. Jiang, A. Garcia, D. Burnett, J. Brinker, R.I. Masel, and M.A. Shannon, “An Inorganic-Organic Proton Exchange Membrane for Fuel Cells with a Controlled Nanoscale Pore Structure,” Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 5, pp. 230-236, 2010.