Design and Analysis of Microcantilevers for Sensor Applications

R. Phadke [1], R. Pramodhini [1], A. Tiwari [2],
[1] Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
发布日期 2015

In this report, we present the design and analysis of microcantilevers of various shapes and materials for different applications. Here we investigate the sensitivity i.e. amount of bending of the cantilever due to same amount of force applied to each of the shape and the respective material using COMSOL Multiphysics software. In this context, we are restricted to the use of microcantilevers in glucose sensing applications as an aid to the diabetic patients. Currently the use of microcantilevers as sensors has been studied extensively in the areas like biomedical, consumer products, industrial needs, etc. due to its flexibility, versatility and high sensitivity.