High throughput mechanical property testing of materials libraries using capacitance
US6690179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0641
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention provides instruments for measuring mechanical properties of a combinatorial library of materials. The instruments include at least one capacitor to which a member of a library of material samples is removably secured for testing; at least one voltage source for delivering one or more forces to each library member; and at least one sensing device for monitoring the response each library member to the one or more forces. Another aspect of the present invention provides methods of screening a combinatorial library of materials where the method monitors the responses of a plurality of samples on a substrate to a force induced by a capacitor.
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