Journal Articles(Published/Accepted):

[J23] B. Mahar, C. Laslau, R. Yip, and Y. Sun, "Development of carbon nanotube-based sensors - a review," IEEE Sensors Journal, to appear in 2007.

[J22] F. Beyeler, A. Nield, S. Oberti, D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, J. Dual, and B.J. Nelson, "Monolithically fabricated microgripper with integratred force sensor for manipulating micro-objects and biological cells aligned in an ultrasonic field," accepted for publication, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (J. of MEMS).

[J21] R. Venditti, J. Lee, Y. Sun, and D. Li, "An in-plane bi-directional electrothermal MEMS actuator," accepted for publication, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering.

[J20] I. Barbulovic Nad, M. Lucente, Y. Sun, M.J. Zhang, A.R. Wheeler, and M. Bussmann, "Bio-microarray fabrication techniques - a review," Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, to appear in Dec. 2006.

[J19] K.Y. Kim, Y. Sun, R.M. Voyles, and B.J. Nelson, "Calibration of multi-axis MEMS force sensors using the shape from motion method," accepted for publication, IEEE Sensors Journal.

[J18] L.X. Dong, A. Subramanian, D. Hugentobler, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun, "Nano encoders based on vertical arrays of individual carbon nanotubes," accepted for publication, Advanced Robotics.

[J17] D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher, "Three- dimensional nanosprings for electromechanical sensors," Sensors and Actuators (A), Vol. 130-131, pp. 54-61, 2006.

[J16] D.H. Kim, Y. Sun, S. Yun, C.N. Hwang, S.H. Lee, B.K. Kim, and B.J. Nelson, "Mechanically characterizing modifications of the zebrafish embryo chorion during early development," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioScience, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 89-94, 2006.

[J15] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "MEMS capacitive force sensors for cellular and flight biomechanics," accepted for publication, Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering.

[J14] L. Dong, A. Subramanian, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun, "Nanotube encoders," accepted for publication, Solid State Phenomena.

[J13] D.H. Kim, M.G. Lee, B. Kim, and Y. Sun, "A superelastic alloy microgripper with embedded electromagnetic actuators and piezoelectric force sensors: a numerical and experimental study," Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 14, pp. 1265-1272, 2005.

[J12] A. Haake, A. Neild, D.H. Kim, J.E. Ihm, Y. Sun, J. Dual, and B.K. Ju, "Manipulation of cells using an ultrasonic pressure field," Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 857-864, 2005. 

[J11] Y. Sun, S.N. Fry, D.P. Potassek, D.J. Bell, and B.J. Nelson, "Characterizing fruit fly flight behavior using a microforce sensor with a new comb drive configuration," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (J. of MEMS), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 4-11, 2005. 

[J10] D. Piyabongkarn, Y. Sun, R. Rajamani, A. Sezen, and B.J. Nelson, "Travel range extension of MEMS electrostatic microactuators," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 138-145, 2005.

[J9] Y. Sun, M.A. Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Investigating protein structure change in the zona pellucida with a microrobotic system," International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 24, No. 2-3, pp. 211-218, 2005.

[J8] D.H. Kim, Y. Sun, S. Yun, S. Lee, and B. Kim, "Investigating chorion softening of zebrafish embryos with a microrobotic force sensing system," Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1359-1363, 2005. 

[J7] Y. Sun, S. Duthaler, and B.J. Nelson, "Autofocusing in computer microscopy - selecting the optimal focus algorithm," Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 139-149, 2004.

[J6] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "MEMS for cellular force measurements and molecular detection," International Journal of Information Acquisition, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23-32, 2004.

[J5] Y. Sun, M.A. Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Nanopositioning of a multi-axis microactuator using visual servoing," Journal of Micromechatronics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 141-155, 2004.

[J4] Y. Sun, K.T. Wan, B.J. Nelson, J. Bischof, and K. Roberts, "Mechanical property characterization of the mouse zona pellucida," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioScience, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 279-286, Dec. 2003.

[J3] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Biological cell injection using an autonomous microrobotic system," International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 21, No. 10-11, pp. 861-868, Oct.-Nov., 2002.

[J2] Y. Sun, D. Piyabongkarn, A. Sezen, B.J. Nelson, and R. Rajamani, "A high-aspect-ratio two-axis electrostatic microactuator with extended travel range," Sensors and Actuators (A), Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 49-60, 2002.

[J1] Y. Sun, B.J. Nelson, D. P. Potasek, and E. Enikov, "A bulk microfabricated multi-axis capacitive cellular force sensor using transverse comb drives," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 832-840, 2002.
Book Chapters:
[B6] Y. Sun, D.H. Kim, and A. Hashime, "Biological cell sorting automation," Life Science Automation: Fundamentals and Applications, eds. M.J. Zhang, B.J. Nelson, and R.A. Felder, Artech House Publishers, invited chapter, to appear in 2007.  

[B5] Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, and B.J. Nelson, "Biological cell and tissue manipulation automation," Life Science Automation: Fundamentals and Applications, eds. M.J. Zhang, B.J. Nelson, and R.A. Felder, Artech House Publishers, invited chapter, to appear in 2007.  

[B4]   D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, and B.J. Nelson, "Capacitive microforce sensors in biology," Encyclopedia of Sensors, eds. C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, and M.V. Pishko, American Scientific Publishers, invited chapter, Vol. 1, pp. 449-462, 2006.   

[B3] B.J. Nelson, Y. Sun, and M.A Greminger, "Microrobotics for molecular biology: manipulating deformable objects at the microscale," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. R. Chatila, P. Dario, and O. Khatib, pp. 115-124, 2004.  

[B2] Y. Sun, M.A Greminger, D.P. Potasek, and B.J. Nelson, "A visually servoed MEMS manipulator," Experimental Robotics VIII, eds. B. Siciliano and P. Dario, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., London, pp. 255-264, 2003.  

[B1] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Autonomous injection of biological cells using visual servoing," Experimental Robotics VII, eds. D. Rus and S. Singh, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., pp. 169-178, 2001.  
Selected Conference Articles: (out of 39)

[C20]
 W.H. Wang, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun, “Robust contact detection in micromanipulation using computer vision microscopy,” 28th Annual International Conference IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), New York City, Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2006.

[C19]
 X.Y. Liu and Y. Sun, "Design of a MEMS-based nanomanipulator with sub-nanometer resolution," IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Luoyang, China, June 25-28, 2006.

[C18]
 Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, W.H. Wang, and B.M. Lansdorp, "An elastic MEMS device for cellular force measurement," Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head 2006), Hilton Head Island, SC, June 4-8, 2006.

[C17]
 Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, W.H. Wang, and B.M. Lansdorp, "Multi-functionalities of computer vision microscopy in autonomous microrobotic cell manipulation," invited paper; Workshop: The Role of Robotics in Micro and Nanotechnolgies, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2006), Orlando, Florida, May 15-19, 2006. 

[C16]
 Y. Sun, K. Kim, R.M. Voyels, and B.J. Nelson, "Calibration of multi-axis MEMS force sensors using the shape from motion method," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2006), Orlando, Florida, May 15-19, 2006. 

[C15]
 D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher, "Three-dimensional nanosprings for electromechanical sensors," International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers2005), Seoul, Korea, June 5-9, 2005.

[C14]
 Y. Sun, S. Duthaler, and B.J. Nelson, "Autofocusing algorithm selection in computer microscopy," IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2005), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, August 2-6, 2005.

[C13]
 D.J. Bell, L.X. Dong, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher, "Manipulation of nanocoils for nanoelectromagnets," IEEE Nano, Nagoya, Japan, July 11-15, 2005. 

[C12]
 L.X. Dong, A. Subramanian, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun, "Nanotube encoders," IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2005), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, August 2-6, 2005.

[C11]
 D.H. Kim, A. Haake, Y. Sun, A.P. Neild, J.E. Ihm, J. Dual, J.A. Hubbell, B.K. Ju, and B.J. Nelson, "High-throughput cell manipulation using ultrasound fields," The 26th International Conference IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS2004), San Francisco, Sept. 1-5, 2004.

[C10]
 Y. Sun, M.A. Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Investigating protein structures with a microrobotic system," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2004), New Orleans, April 26-May 1, 2004, pp. 2854-2859.

[C9]
 M.A. Greminger, Y. Sun, and B.J. Nelson, "Boundary element deformable object tracking with equilibrium constraints," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2004), New Orleans, April 26-May 1, 2004, pp. 3896-3901.

[C8]
 Y. Sun, D.P. Potassek, S.N. Fry, and B.J. Nelson, "Characterizing fruit fly flight behavior using a micro force sensor with a new comb drive configuration," the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS2004), Maastricht, The Netherlands, Jan. 25-29, 2004 (selected for oral presentation), pp. 837-840.

[C7]
 Y. Sun, M.A Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Microrobotic biomanipulation," invited paper; IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2003), Las Vegas, Oct. 27-31, 2003.

[C6]
 B.J. Nelson, Y. Sun, and M.A Greminger, "Microrobotics for molecular biology: manipulating deformable objects at the microscale," invited paper; the 11th International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR2003), Siena, Italy, Oct. 19-22, 2003, pp. 91-100. 

[C5]
 Y. Sun, D.P. Potasek, D. Piyabongkarn, R. Rajamani, and B.J. Nelson, "Actively servoed multi-axis microforce sensors," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2003), Taiwan, Sept. 14-19, 2003, pp. 294-299.

[C4]
 Y. Sun, D. Piyabongkarn, A. Sezen, B.J. Nelson, and R. Rajamani, "A novel dual-axis electrostatic microactuation system for micromanipulation," IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2002), EPFL, Switzerland, Sep. 30-Oct. 4, 2002, Vol. 2, pp. 1796-1801.

[C3]
 Y. Sun, M.A Greminger, D.P. Potasek, and B.J. Nelson, "A visually servoed MEMS manipulator," International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER2002), Sant'Angelo d'Ischia, Italy, July 8-11, 2002.

[C2]
 Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Microrobotic Cell Injection," 2001 IEEE Int. Conf. of Robotics and Automation (ICRA2001), Seoul, Korea, May 21-26, 2001, Vol. 1, pp. 620-625.

[C1]
 Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Autonomous injection of biological cells using visual servoing," International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER2000), Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 10-13, 2000, pp. 175-184.

News
On a competitive basis, AMNL was awarded MEMS design software packages (ANSYS, MEMSPro, and Coventorware) by the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation to support AMNL's research in MEMS/NEMS.

AMNL's paper "Design of a MEMS-based nanomanipulator with sub-nanometer resolution" by X.Y. Liu and Y. Sun was nominated for Best Student Paper Award (one of 4 finalists of 445 papers) at the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation. AMNL has filed a patent on this technology.