Patterned Self-Assembly of Fine Particles as a Proposal of Precisely Allocated Cutting-Edge Tool

Nobuyuki Moronuki; Arata Kaneko; Ken’ichiro Takada

doi:10.20965/ijat.2011.p0289

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IJAT Vol.5 No.3 pp. 289-293

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2011.p0289

(2011)

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Patterned Self-Assembly of Fine Particles as a Proposal of Precisely Allocated Cutting-Edge Tool

Nobuyuki Moronuki, Arata Kaneko, and Ken’ichiro Takada

Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan

Received:

January 28, 2011

Accepted:

March 8, 2011

Published:

May 5, 2011

Keywords:

self-assembly, particle, abrasive, tool

Abstract

This paper discusses fine-particle self-assembly and its potential applications to abrasive tools. Dispensing suspensions containing particles on substrates, packed structures are self-assembled as solvent evaporates. Applying relative motion between the dispenser and substrate produces patterned assembly without the need for a mask. Silica particles 1 µm in size were typically assembled along lines 20 µm-100 µmwide. Diamond particles were also assembled because these also act as the cutting edge of abrasive tools. Assembled particles were transferred to another substrate using ultraviolet curing resin. The particle edge height was aligned at the same level independent of the assemblylayer number - the key to this process.

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N. Moronuki, A. Kaneko, and K. Takada, “Patterned Self-Assembly of Fine Particles as a Proposal of Precisely Allocated Cutting-Edge Tool,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.5 No.3, pp. 289-293, 2011.

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[6] Y. Kanamori, A. Kaneko, N. Moronuki, and T. Kubo, “Self-Assembly of Fine Particles on Patterned Wettability in Dip Coating and Its Scale Extension with Contact Printing.” J. of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Mfg, JSME, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 783-791, 2008.
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[1] [1] N. Ikawa, et al., “Ultraprecision Metal Cutting – The Past, the Present and the Future,” CIRP Annals, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 587-594, 1991.

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[3] [3] C. J. Evans and J. B. Bryan, “‘Structured’, ‘Textured’ or ‘Engineered’ Surfaces,” CIRP Annals, Vol.48, No.2, pp. 541-556, 1999.

[4] [4] P. Koshy, A. Iwasald, and M. A. Elbestawl, “Surface Generation with Engineered Diamond Grinding Wheels: Insights from Simulation,” CIRP Annals, Vol.52, No.1, pp. 271-274, 2003.

[5] [5] Japanese published patent application 2010-076091, or Tokukai 2010-076091.

[6] [6] Y. Kanamori, A. Kaneko, N. Moronuki, and T. Kubo, “Self-Assembly of Fine Particles on Patterned Wettability in Dip Coating and Its Scale Extension with Contact Printing.” J. of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Mfg, JSME, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 783-791, 2008.

[7] [7] H. Kobayashi, N. Moronuki, and A. Kaneko, “Self-assembly of Fine Particles Applied to the Production of Antireflective Surfaces,” Int. J. of Prec. Eng. and Mfg, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 25-29, 2008.