AVS 46th International Symposium
    The Science of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Topical Conference Wednesday Sessions

Session MM-WeA
Micro-Science and Tribology

Wednesday, October 27, 1999, 2:00 pm, Room 620
Moderator: C. Zorman, Case Western University


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2:00pm MM-WeA1 Invited Paper
Micro-Science and Tribology
L. Lin, The University of Michigan
2:40pm MM-WeA3
Deposition, Characterization and Degradation of Vacuum-deposited Fluorinated Alkylsiloxane Films
T.M. Mayer, M.P. de Boer, N.D. Shinn, T.A. Michalske, Sandia National Laboratories
3:00pm MM-WeA4
Vapor-Phase Lubricants: Nanometer-scale Mechanisms and Applications to Sub-micron Machinery
M. Abdelmaksoud, B. Borovsky, J. Krim, North Carolina State University
3:20pm MM-WeA5
Adhesion Performance of Silane Coupling Agents at High Humidity Levels
M.P. de Boer, T.M. Mayer, T.A. Michalske, R.W. Carpick, Sandia National Laboratories, R. Maboudian, U. Srinivasan, University of California, Berkeley
3:40pm MM-WeA6
Adhesion Properties of Gold-on-Gold Microswitch Contacts
S. Majumder, N.E. McGruer, G.G. Adams, P.M. Zavracky, R.H. Morrison, Northeastern University, J. Krim, North Carolina State University
4:00pm MM-WeA7
Environmental Effects on the Tribological Behavior of Silane-Treated Micromachines@footnote 1@
M.T. Dugger, J.A. Ohlhausen, G.A. Poulter, Sandia National Laboratories
4:20pm MM-WeA8
Selective Organophosphonate Chemical Sensors Using Self-Assembled Composite Monolayers and Adsorption-Induced Stresses in MEMS Devices
P.G. Datskos, H.M. Meyer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, D. Karst, Virginia Tech, M.J. Sepaniak, University of Tennessee
4:40pm MM-WeA9
Nanofabrication and Electrostatic Operation of Single-crystal Silicon Paddle Oscillators
D.W. Carr, S. Evoy, L. Sekaric, A. Olkhovets, J.M. Parpia, H.G. Craighead, Cornell University
5:00pm MM-WeA10
MEMS-Based Force Detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
T. George, W. Tang, A. Chang-Chien, D.W. Elliott, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, L. Madsen, G. Leskowitz, D. Weitekamp, California Institute of Technology