Design, Fabrication, and Validation of Membrane-Based Sensors

Hair cell structures are one of the most common forms of sensing elements found in nature. In humans, approximately 16,000 auditory hair cells can be found in the cochlea of the ear. Each hair cell contains a stereocilia, which is the primary structure for sound transduction. This study looks to dev...

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Main Author: Garrison, Kevin Lee
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33542
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06122012-154308/