Publications

Archival Journal Publications
Conference Proceedings
Books and Editing
Other Publications

Archival Journal Publications

2011

Shaghayegh Abbasi, Sathana Kitayaporn, Daniel T Schwartz, Karl F Böhringer, “Orchestrated structure evolution: modeling growth-regulated nanomanufacturing.” Nanotechnology 22(16):165303, 2011.
Kwang Soon Park, Xugang Xiong, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F Böhringer, "Mechanics and scaling of thin part assembly at a fluidic interface." IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 21 (2011) 025002, 6 January 2011.

2010

E. Yegân Erdem, Yu-Ming Chen, Matthew Mohebbi, John W. Suh, Gregory T.A. Kovacs, Robert B. Darling, Karl F. Böhringer, "Thermally Actuated Omnidirectional Walking Microrobot." ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, June 2010.
Sathana Kitayaporn Ji Hao Hoo, Karl F. Böhringer, François Baneyx, Daniel T. Schwartz, "Orchestrated structure evolution: accelerating direct-write nanomanufacturing by combining top-down patterning with bottom-up growth." IOP Nanotechnology 21:195306, 19 April 2010. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/19/195306.

Xuanhong Cheng, E. Yegân Erdem, Shoji Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Fujita, Buddy D. Ratner, Karl F. Böhringer, "Infrared Light Induced Patterning of Proteins on ppNIPAM Thermoresponsive Thin Films: a 'Protein Laser Printer'." Lab on a Chip 10(8):1079-1085, 2010. DOI: 10.1039/B920883F.

2009

Ersin Altintas, Edin Sarajlic, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Numerical and Experimental Characterization of Three-phase Rectification of Nanobead Dielectrophoretic Transport Exploiting Brownian Motion." Sensors & Actuators: A Physical 154:123-131, 31 August 2009, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.05.022. Paper.
Massimo Mastrangeli, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Çagdas Varel, C. van Hoof, C.P. Celis, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-assembly from Milli to Nanoscales: Methods and Applications." IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM) 19:083001 (37pp), 8 July 2009, DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/8/083001. Topical Review (invited paper). Paper.
Pei-Yu Hou, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Optimization of Microscale Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) Element Dimensions for Hotspot Cooling Applications." Journal of Electronic Materials 38(7):950-953, 2009. Paper.

2008

Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Micromachined linear Brownian motor: Transportation of nanobeads by Brownian motion using 3-phase dielectrophoretic ratchet." Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 47(11):8673-8677, 25 November 2008. Paper.
Pahnit Seriburi, Shawn McGuire, Ashutosh Shastry, Karl F. Böhringer, and Deirdre R. Meldrum, "Measurement of the cell-substrate separation and the projected area of an individual adherent cell using electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS)." Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 80(10):3677-3683, 15 May 2008. Paper.

Floyd B. Karp, Neil A. Bernotski, Thelma I. Valdez, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, "Foreign Body Response Investigated with an Implanted Biosensor by In Situ Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy." IEEE Sensors 8(1):104-112, January 2008. Paper.

2007

Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "An Electrostatic Zigzag Actuator for MEMS Displays." ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechancial Systems 16(1):140-154, January/February 2007. DOI 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.888913. Paper.
Ehsan Saeedi, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Karl F. Böhringer, and Babak A. Parviz, "Molten-Alloy Driven Self-Assembly for Nano and Micro Scale System Integration." Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2(4):221-246, Tech Science Press 2007. Paper.

2006

Joanna Adamczak, Ashutosh Shastry, Aziel Epilepsia, Marianne J. Case, Karl F. Böhringer, "Investigating the Effects of Surface Texture and Droplet Volume on Contact Angle Hysteresis." Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering (JURIBE) 6(1):7-10. 2006.
Jiandong Fang, Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-Assembly of PZT Actuators for Micro Pumps with High Process Repeatability." ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechancial Systems, 15(4):871-878, August 2006. Paper. DOI 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.878880.
Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Wafer Level Packaging Based on Uniquely Orienting Self-Assembly (the DUO-SPASS Processes)." ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechancial Systems 15(3):531-540, June 2006. Paper. DOI 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.876790.
Ashutosh Shastry, Marianne J. Case, Karl F. Böhringer, "Directing Droplets Using Micro-structured Surfaces", Langmuir 22(14):6161-7, June 2006. Research Article, DOI: 10.1021/la0601657. Paper.
Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Parallel micro component-to-substrate assembly with controlled poses and high surface coverage." IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM) 16:721-730, 2006. Paper. DOI10.1088/0960-1317/16/4/008.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Modeling and Controlling Parallel Tasks in Droplet-based Microfluidic Systems." IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, special issue on Design Automation Methods and Tools for Microfluidics-Based Biochips. 25(2):329-339, February 2006. Paper. DOI 10.1109/TCAD.2005.855958.

2005

Marianne J. Case, Ashutosh Shastry, Karl F. Böhringer, "Towards Understanding Contact Angle Hysteresis Behavior of Textured Surfaces." Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering (JURIBE) 5(1):10-14, 2005. Paper.

2004

Xuanhong Cheng, Yanbing Wang, Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, "Novel cell patterning using microheater-controlled thermoresponsive plasma films." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 70A(2):159-168, 1 August 2004. Won the Student Research Award in the Doctoral Degree Candidate Category, 7th Biomaterials World Congress, Sydney, Australia, May 16-21, 2004. Paper.

2003

John Clemmens, Henry Hess, Ryan Lipscomb, Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, Carolyn M. Matzke, George D. Bachand, Bruce C. Bunker, Viola Vogel, "Mechanisms of Microtubule Guiding on Microfabricated Kinesin-coated Surfaces: Chemical and Topographic Surface Patterns." ACS Langmuir 19(26):10967-10974, December 2003. Paper.
Jan Lienemann, Andreas Greiner, Jan G. Korvink, Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, "Modelling, Simulation and Experimentation of a Promising New Packaging Technology - Parallel Fluidic Self-Assembly of Micro Devices." Sensors Update 13(1):3-43, December 2003. Paper.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Surface Modification and Modulation in Microstructures: Controlling Protein Adsorption, Monolayer Desorption, and Micro-Self-Assembly." IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM) 13(4):S1-S10, July 2003. Paper. According to the editor, this paper "was among the most highly downloaded articles in the entire journal during 2004".
Yael Hanein, Christian G. J. Schabmueller, Gary Holman, Peter Luecke, Denice D. Denton, Karl F. Böhringer, "High-Aspect Ratio Submicrometer Needles for Intracellular Applications." IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM) 13(4):S91-S95, July 2003. Paper.
Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Jiandong Fang, Yanbing Wang, Weihua Wang, Daniel T. Schwartz, Karl F. Böhringer, "Controlled Multi-Batch Self-Assembly of Micro Devices." ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 12(2):117-127, April 2003. Paper. Poster from 2002 Gordon Conference.

2002

Jingliang Chen, Ken Goldberg, Mark H. Overmars, Dan Halperin, Karl F. Böhringer, Yan Zhuang, "Computing Tolerance Parameters for Fixturing and Feeding," Assembly Automation 22(2):163-172, England, May 2002. Paper.
Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, Russell C. Wyeth, A. O. Dennis Willows, "Towards MEMS Probes for Intracellular Neuronal Recording," Sensors Update -- Sensor Technology - Applications - Markets 10(1):47-75. Wiley-VHC 2002. Edited by H. Baltes, G. K. Fedder, J. G. Korvink. Invited paper.

2001

Yael Hanein, Y. Vickie Pan, Buddy D. Ratner, Denice Denton, Karl F. Böhringer, "Micromachining of Non-fouling Coatings for Bio-MEMS Applications." Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 81(1):49-54, December 15, 2001. Paper. Posters 1, 2 from UW Undergraduate Research Symposium.
M. Terry, Joel Reiter, Karl F. Böhringer, John W. Suh, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, "A Docking System for Microsatellites Based on MEMS Actuator Arrays." IOP Journal of Smart Materials and Structures 10(6):1176-1184, December 2001. Paper. Poster.
Anson Hatch, Andrew Evan Kamholz, Gary Holman, Paul Yager, Karl F. Böhringer, "A Ferrofluidic Magnetic Micropump." Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 10(2):215-221, June 2001. Paper.

2000

K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, Lydia Kavraki, Florent Lamiraux, "Part Orientation with One or Two Stable Equilibria Using Programmable Vector Fields." IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 16(2):157-170, April 2000. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, V. Bhatt, B. R. Donald, K. Y. Goldberg, "Algorithms for Sensorless Manipulation Using a Vibrating Surface." Algorithmica 26(3/4):389-429, R. P. Motwani and P. Raghavan, eds., March/April 2000. Paper.

1999

J. W. Suh, R. B. Darling, K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, H. Baltes, G. T. A. Kovacs, "CMOS Integrated Organic Ciliary Array as a General-Purpose Micromanipulation Tool for Small Objects." Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 8(4):483-496, December 1999. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, D. Halperin, "On the Area Bisectors of a Polygon," Discrete and Computational Geometry 22:269-285, July 1999. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, N. C. MacDonald, "Programmable Vector Fields for Distributed Manipulation, with Applications to MEMS Actuator Arrays and Vibratory Parts Feeders." International Journal of Robotics Research, 18(2):168-200, February 1999. Paper.

1997

K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, N. C. MacDonald, G. T. A. Kovacs, J. W. Suh, "Computational Methods for Design and Control of MEMS Micromanipulator Arrays." IEEE Computational Science and Engineering, 4(1):17-29, January-March 1997. Paper.

1996

N. C. MacDonald, S. G. Adams, A. A. Ayon, K. F. Böhringer, L.-Y. Chen, J. H. Das, D. Haronian, W. Hofmann, X. T. Huang, A. Jazairy, R. E. Mihailovich, S. A. Miller, I. Ogo, R. Prasad, B. W. Reed, M. T. A. Saif, K. A. Shaw, R. Y. Webb, Y. Xu, "Micromachined Microdevices and Microinstruments." Microelectronic Engineering 30(1-4):563-564, Elsevier, September 1996. Paper.

Conference Proceedings

2011

Kwang Soon Park, Xugang Xiong, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F Böhringer, “Part Scaling and Mechanics of Thin Part Self-assembly in the Fluidic Phase.” 24th IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS’11), 23-27 January 2011, Cancun, Mexico. Paper. Poster.
Bowen Cheng, Eugene M. Chow, Dirk DeBruyker, Ivan Shubin, John Cunningham, Alex Chow, Jing Shi, Matt Giere, Karl F. Böhringer, “High Temperature and High Current Properties of Microsprings for High Power Flip Chip Packaging.” 24th IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS’11), 23-27 January 2011, Cancun, Mexico. Poster.
A. V. Govindarajan, S. Ramachandran, G.D. Vigil, P. Yager, K.F. Böhringer, “Microfluidic Origami for Point-of-care Extraction of Nucleic Acids from Viscous Samples.” 24th IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS’11), 23-27 January 2011, Cancun, Mexico. Poster.

2010

Bowen Cheng, Dirk DeBruyker, Ivan Shubin, John Cunningham, Alex Chow, Matt Griere, Karl Böhringer, Eugene M. Chow, "High Current Properties of a Microspring Contact for Flip Chip Packaging." Solid-State Sensors, Actuators & Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, June 2010. Paper. Poster.
Sathana Kitayaporn, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Karl F Böhringer and Daniel T Schwartz., "Nanomanufacturing by Orchestrated Structure Evolution." 217th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 2010. Talk.
Ji Hoo, Rajashree Baskaran, Xiaorong Xiong, Karl F. Böhringer, "Parallel Assembly of 01005 Surface Mount Technology Components with 100% Yield." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.
Kwang Soon Park, Xugang Xiong, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Fluidic Self-assembly of Millimeter-scale Thin Parts on Preprogrammed Substrate at Air-water Interface." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.
Massimo Mastrangeli, Chris Van Hoof, Rajashree Baskaran, Jean-Pierre Celis, Karl F. Böhringer, "Agent-Based Modeling of MEMS Fluidic Self-Assembly." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.
Shaghayegh Abbasi, Sathana Kitayaporn, Daniel T. Schwartz, Karl F. Böhringer, "Optimal Seed Planting for Growth-regulated Nanomanufacturing." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.
Todd A. Duncombe, James F. Parsons, Karl F. Böhringer, "Droplet Transport on Flat Chemically Heterogeneous Surfaces via Periodic Wetting Barriers and Vibration." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.
Çagdas Varel, Karl F. Böhringer, "Laser-Activated Protein Deposition for Fabrication of Bio-chemical Fluorescent Sensors." IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS'10), Hong Kong, China, 24-28 January 2010. Paper. Poster.

2009

A. Aimi Ahmad Shukri, Emine Yegan Erdem, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Ratchet Surface Droplet Transportation Analysis." The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS'09), Jeju, Korea, 1-5 November 2009. Poster.
Ji Hoo, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, “Programmable Batch Assembly of Microparts with 100% Yield.” The 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’09), Denver, CO, June 2009. Paper. Talk.
Bart C. Trzynadlowski, Scott T. Dunham, Ersin Altintas, Hiroyuki Fujita, Karl F. Böhringer, “Simulation and Optimization of Transport in a Linear Brownian Motor.” The 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’09), Denver, CO, June 2009. Paper. Poster.
Anupama V. Govindarajan, Satyavalli Paluri, Anirudh Sharma, V. Ramgopal Rao, Karl F. Böhringer, “Selective Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Needle Arrays by Hotwire Chemical Vapor Deposition with Low Substrate Temperature.” The 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’09), Denver, CO, June 2009. Paper. Poster.
Floyd B. Karp, Erasmo A. Lopez, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, “Foreign Body Response Investigated with an Implanted Biosensor.” Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 22-25 April 2009. Paper.
Shaghayegh Abbasi, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, “Capillary-Based Self-Assembly: Positioning Accuracy and Scaling.” 6th Annual Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience: Selfassembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT, 20-24 April 2009. Paper. Poster.
Todd A. Duncombe, Momoko Kumemura, Hiroyuki Fujita, K. F. Böhringer, “Integrating EWOD with Surface Ratchets for Active Droplet Transport and Sorting.” 22nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS’09), Sorrento, Italy, 25-29 January 2009. Paper. Poster.

2008

Guido Gravenkötter, Rainer Bruns, Sangjun Park, Karl F. Böhringer, "Fluid and van-der-Waals Forces in MEMS Production." 53rd Internationales Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 8-12 September 2008. Paper.
Pei-Yu Hou, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Optimization of Microscale Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) Element Dimensions for Hot Spot Cooling Applications." International Conference on Thermoelectrics, University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, 4-7 August 2008. Paper.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Computational Characterization for the Performance of Micromachined Linear Brownian Motor." The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology (APCOT), Tainan, Taiwan, 22-25 June 2008. Talk.
Floyd B. Karp, Neil A. Bernotski, Erasmo Lopez, Thelma I. Valdes, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, "Foreign Body Response Investigate with an Implanted Biosensor by In Situ Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy." 8th World Biomaterials Congress, Amsterdam, 28 May - 1 June 2008. Forthcoming.
Shaghayegh Abbasi, Andrew X. Zhou, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, Tilt Correction in Capillary-based Self-assembly, Cascadia Nanotech, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, March 2008. Poster.
E. Yegân Erdem, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, Droplet Generation on Textured Surfaces, Cascadia Nanotech, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, March 2008. Poster.
Ersin Altintas, Edin Sarajlic, Hiroyuki Fujita, Karl F. Böhringer,"Micromachined Linear Brownian Motor: A Nanosystem Exploiting Brownian Motion of Nanobeads for Uni-directional Transport." MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium FF: Molecular Motors, Nanomachines, and Active Nanostructures FF5, San Francisco, CA, 24-28 March 2008. Talk.
Shaghayegh Abbasi, Andrew X. Zhou, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Part Tilting in Capillary-Based Self-Assembly: Modeling and Correction Methods." 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'08), Tucson, AZ, January 13-17, 2008. Paper. Poster.
Ersin Altintas, Edin Sarajlic, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Speed Performance and Control of Micromachined Linear Brownian Motor." 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'08), Tucson, AZ, January 13-17, 2008. Paper. Poster.
Rajashree Baskaran, Ji Hoo, Bowen Cheng, Karl F. Böhringer, "Catalyst enhanced micro scale batch assembly." 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'08), Tucson, AZ, January 13-17, 2008. Paper. Poster.
E. Yegan Erdem, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, "Vibration Induced Droplet Generation on Textured Surfaces." 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'08), Tucson, AZ, January 13-17, 2008. Paper. Poster.
Sangjun Park, Karl F. Böhringer, "A Fully Dry Self-assembly Process with Proper In-plane Orientation." 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'08), Tucson, AZ, January 13-17, 2008. Paper. Poster.

2007

Ersin Altintas, Edin Sarajlic, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Transportation Performance of Micromachined Linear Brownian Motors." 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2007), Paris, France, October 2007. Paper.
Rajashree Baskaran, Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Template Based Assembly for Solid State Cooling", InterPACK'07, Vancouver, BC, July 8-12, 2007. Paper.
Ashutosh Shastry, Dane Taylor, Karl F. Böhringer, "Micro-Structured Surface Ratchets for Droplet Transport." The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Paper.
Pahnit Seriburi, Ashutosh Shastry, Tim Ren, Steven Gales, Karl F. Böhringer, Deirdre Meldrum, "Using Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing to Measure Changes in the Projected Area of Individual Cells." The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Paper.
Ashutosh Shastry, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Aziel Epilepsia, Karl F. Böhringer, "Contact Angle Hysteresis Characterization of Textured Super-hydrophobic Surfaces." The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Paper. Poster.
Sangjun Park, Karl F. Böhringer, "Fully Dry 2D and 3D Self-assembly with Interlocking Pin Fasteners," The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Paper. Poster.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Rotational Brownian Motionj of Magnetically Clamped Silicon Nanoneedle: Towards Nano-motors Fueled by Brownian Motion." The 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'07), Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Paper. Poster.
Anupama V. Govindarajan, M. Joshi, S. Mukherji, R. Rao, Karl F. Böhringer, "Engineering the Hydrophobicity Oxide Surfaces by Controlling the Dehydration Temperature of Silanization", European Materials Research Society Symposium on Protective Coatings and Thin Films (EMRS), Strasbourg, France, May 28 - June 1, 2007. Poster.
Floyd Karp, Neil Bernotski, Thelma Valdes, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy Ratner. Society for Bio-materials Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 18-21, 2007.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Micromachined Linear Brownian Motor: Net-Unidirectional Transport of Nanobeads by Tamed Brownian Motion with Electrostatic Rectification." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Kobe, Japan, January 21-25, 2007. Paper. Poster.

2006

Ashutosh Shastry, Sidhartha Goyal, Buddy D. Ratner, Karl F. Böhringer, "Hydrophobic non-fouling surfaces for droplet based microfluidic bioanalytical systems", 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006. Paper. Poster.
Ashutosh Shastry, Aziel Epilepsia, Marianne J. Case, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Karl F. Böhringer, "Bounds on contact angle hysteresis of textured hydrophobic surfaces", 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006. Paper. Poster.
Aniruddh Sarkar, Ashutosh Shastry, Bhaskar Mitra, Rita Mulherkar, Rakesh K. Lal, "High Efficiency Electroporation in a Microfabricated Sense-porate Aperture," 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006. Paper.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Observing and Taming Brownian Motion of Silicon Nanoneedle in Micromachined PDMS Chamber ", 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (microTAS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2006. Paper.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Rotational Brownian Motion of Silicon Nanoneedle: Towards Nanoactuators Fueled By Brownian Motion", 23rd Sensor Symposium on Sensors, Micromachine and Applied Systems, Sunport Takamatsu, Kagawa, October 5-6, 2006.
F.B. Karp, T.E. Valdes, N. A. Bernotski, Karl F. Böhringer, B.D. Ratner, "Investigation of the Foreign Body Response with an Implanted Biosensor by In Situ Application of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy," European Conference on Biomaterials, Nantes, France, September 27 - October 1, 2006. Received Best Oral Presentation Award.
Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Observing and Taming the Brownian Motion in Micromachined PDMS Chambers." The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers, Tokyo, Japan, September 2, 2005. 105(257):51-54.
L.L. Yan, Y.L. Lim, E.B. Liao, V. Kripesh, Karl F. Böhringer, "Directed Self-assembly of Microchips by Shape Locking", Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano-Technology (APCOT), 95-PAT-A0166, Singapore, June 25-28, 2006.
Ashutosh Shastry, Sidhartha Goyal, Aziel Epilepsia, Marianne J. Case, Shaghayegh Abbasi, Buddy Ratner, Karl F. Böhringer, "Engineering Surface Micro-structure to Control Fouling and Hysteresis in Droplet Based Microfluidic Bioanalytical Systems", Hilton Head 2006: A Solid State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head Island, NC, June 4-6, 2006. Paper.
Yu-Ming Chen, John W. Suh, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, R. Bruce Darling, Karl F. Böhringer, "Modeling and Control of a 3-Degree-of-Freedom Walking Microrobot," Hilton Head 2006: A Solid State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head Island, NC, June 4-6, 2006. Paper.
Floyd Karp, Thelma Valdes, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy Ratner, "Investigation of the Wound Healing Processes in the Region Adjacent to an Implanted Biosensor by Application of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy," Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 26-29, 2006. Abstract. Poster.
Kerwin Wang, Rajashree Baskaran, Karl F. Böhringer, Template Based High Packing Density Assembly for Microchip Solid State Cooling Application, 3rd Annual Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience: Selfassembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), April 23-27, 2006. Paper. Poster.
L.L. Yan, Y.L. Lim, V. Kripesh, E.B Liao, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-assembly of microdevices onto silicon substrate via complementary shape matching," 3rd Annual Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience: Selfassembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), April 23-27, 2006. Abstract. Poster.
Karl F. Böhringer, Huseyin Bilge, Xuanhong Cheng, Buddy Ratner, Shoji Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Infrared Light Induced Patterning of Proteins on ppNIPAM Thermoresponsive Thin Films: A 'Protein Laser Printer'". IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Istanbul, Turkey, January 22-26, 2006. Paper. Poster.
Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Vertical and Horizontal Parallel Mounting of Micro Components on a Substrate with High Surface Coverage". IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Istanbul, Turkey, January 22-26, 2006. Paper. Poster.

2005

Ersin Altintas, Karl F. Böhringer, Hiroyuki Fujita, "Observing and Taming the Brownian Mo-tion in Micromachined PDMS Chambers." The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers, Tokyo, Japan, September 2, 2005. 105(257):51-54.
Floyd Karp, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy Ratner, "Signal Degradation Over Time of Implanted Electrodes as an Indicator of the Progression of the Foreign Body Response", 19th European Conference on Biomaterials, Sorrento, Italy, September 11-15, 2005. Poster. Received the Best Poster Award.
Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Low Temperature Molding for High Space Coverage Microlens Arrays", International Conference on Quantum Electronics/ Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2005 (IQEC/CLEO-PR), Tokyo, Japan, July 11-15, 2005. Paper.
Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Uniquely Orienting Dry Micro Assembly by Two-Stage Shape Recognition". The 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers'05), Seoul, Korea, June 5 - 9, 2005. Paper. Poster.
Jiandong Fang, Sheng-Hsiung Liang, Kerwin Wang, Xiaorong Xiong, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-Assembly of Flat Micro Components by Capillary Forces and Shape Recognition." 2nd Annual Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience: Selfassembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT, April 24-28, 2005. Paper. Poster.
Neil A. Bernotski, Xiaorong Xiong, Kerwin Wang, Nels E. Jewell-Larsen, and Karl F. Böhringer, "Formation of Two-Dimensional Colloidal Sphere Arrays on Micro-Patterns." 2nd Annual Conference on Foundations of Nanoscience: Selfassembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT, April 24-28, 2005. Paper. Poster.
Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "High Yield Batch Packaging of Micro Devices with Uniquely Orienting Self-assembly". IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Miami Beach, FL, January 30 - February 3, 2005. Paper.
Sheng-Hsiung Liang, Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-assembly of MEMS Components in Air Assisted by Diaphragm Agitation". IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Miami Beach, FL, January 30 - February 3, 2005. Paper. Poster.
Ashutosh Shastry, Marianne Case, Karl F. Böhringer, "Engineering Surface Texture to Manipulate Droplets in Microfluidic Systems". IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Miami Beach, FL, January 30 - February 3, 2005. Paper. Poster.

2004

Jiandong Fang, Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-assembly of Micro Pumps with High Uniformity in Performance." Solid State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head'04), Hilton Head Island, SC, June 6-10, 2004. Paper. Poster.
Anupama Govindarajan, Tai-Chang Chen, Russell C. Wyeth, A. O. Dennis Willows, Karl F. Böhringer, "Intracellular Neuronal Recording With Flexible Micro-Machined Probe Implants." Solid State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head'04), Hilton Head Island, SC, June 6-10, 2004. Paper. Poster.
Xiaorong Xiong, Sheng-Hsiung Liang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Geometric Binding Site Design for Surface-Tension Driven Self-Assembly." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), New Orleans, April 26 - May 1, 2004. Paper.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Towards Optimal Strategies for Moving Droplets in Digital Microfluidic Systems." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), New Orleans, April 26 - May 1, 2004. Paper.
Xiaorong Xiong, Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "From Micro-Patterns to Nano-Structures by Controllable Colloidal Aggregation at Air-Water Interface." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Maastricht, Holland, January 2004. Paper.
Sheng-Hsiung Liang, Xiaorong Xiong, Karl F. Böhringer, "Towards Optimal Designs for Self-alignment in Surface-tension Driven Micro-assembly." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Maastricht, Holland, January 2004. Paper.
Kerwin Wang, Mike Sinclair, Karl F. Böhringer, "Low-Voltage Large Angular Displacement Electrostatic Scanning Micromirror Using Floating Slider Mechanism." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Maastricht, Holland, January 2004. Paper. Poster.
Aniruddh Sarkar, Bhaskar Mitra, Ashutosh Shastry, Sohrab Wadia, Rita Mulherkar, Rakesh Lal, "A Selective Single Cell Electroporator with a Microfabricated Sense-Porate Aperture." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Maastricht, Holland, January 2004. Paper. Poster. (Part of postdoc A. Shastry's Ph.D. work).

2003

Kerwin Wang, Khye-Suian Wei, Mike Sinclair, Karl F. Böhringer, "Micro-optical Components for a MEMS Integrated Display," invited paper, The 12th International Workshop on The Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD), Chennai, India, December 16-20, 2003.
Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Time-multiplexed plasma etching of high numerical aperture paraboloidal micromirror arrays." The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003), Taipei, Taiwan, July 22-26, 2003, postponed to December 2003. Paper. Poster.
Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, Mike Sinclair, "Low Voltage and Pull-in State Adjustable Dual Servo Scanning Mirror." The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003), Taipei, Taiwan, July 22-26, 2003, postponed to December 2003. Paper.
Xuanhong Cheng, Yanbing Wang, Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, "Novel Cell Patterning Using Microheater Controlled Thermoresponsive Plasma Films." Society for Biomaterials Conference, 2003.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Optimal Strategies for Moving Droplets in Digital Microfluidic Systems." Seventh International Conference on Miniaturized Chemical and Biochemical Analysis Systems (MicroTAS'03), Squaw Valley, CA, October 5-9, 2003. Paper. Poster.
Kerwin Wang, Karl F. Böhringer, Mike Sinclair, Gary Starkweather, "Highly Space-efficient Electrostatic Zigzag Actuator for Transmissive Micro-Optic Switches." The 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers'03), Boston, MA, June 6-12, 2003. Paper. Poster.
Yanbing Wang, Xuanhong Cheng, Yael Hanein, Ashutosh Shastry, Denice D. Denton, Buddy D. Ratner, Karl F. Böhringer, "Selective Attachment of Multiple Cell Types on Thermally Responsive Polymer." The 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers'03), Boston, MA, June 6-12, 2003. Paper.
Michael Sinclair, Kerwin Wang, "Folded and Tapered-Beam Thermal Actuator." SPIE First International Symposium on Microtechnologies for the New Millenium, Conference on Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS (EMT101), May 19-21, 2003, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), Spain.
Ashutosh Shastry, Rakesh Lal, "ChipCETM: A Silicon Microsystem for Migration, Separation and Detection of DNA." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'03), January 21, 2003. Paper. Poster. (Part of postdoc A. Shastry's Ph.D. work).

2002

Yanbing Wang, Xuanhong Cheng, Yael Hanein, Ashutosh Shastry, Denice D. Denton, Buddy Ratner, Karl F. Böhringer, "Protein Patterning with Programmable Surface Chemistry Chips." Sixth International Conference on Miniaturized Chemical and Biochemical Analysis Systems (Micro TAS 2002), vol.1 pp. 482-484, Nara, Japan, November 3-7, 2002. Paper. Poster.
Christian G. J. Schabmueller, Yael Hanein, Gary Holman, Karl F. Böhringer, "High-Aspect Ratio Submicrometer Needles for Intracellular Applications." Micromechanics Europe Workshop (MME'02), pp. 35-38, Sinaina, Romania, October 6-8, 2002. Paper. Poster.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Surface Modification and Modification in Microstructures: Controlling Protein Adsorption, Monolayer Desorption, and Micro-Self-Assembly." Micromechanics Europe Workshop (MME '02), pp. 17-25, Sinaina, Romania, October 6-8, 2002 (invited paper).
Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Jiandong Fang, Daniel T. Schwartz, Karl F. Böhringer, "Multi-batch Self-assembly for Microsystem Integration." 3rd International Workshop on Microfactories (IWMF'02), pp. 25-28, Minneapolis, MN, September 16-18, 2002. Paper.
R. MacDonald, Joel Reiter, Karl F. Böhringer, "Electrostatically Deformable Micro Frequency Selective Surface." SPIE International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, Conference on Nanoscale Optics and Applications, no. 4809-20, Seattle, WA, July 7-11, 2002.
Ryan C. Lipscomb, John Clemmens, Yael Hanein, Viola Vogel, Buddy D. Ratner, Denice D. Denton and Karl F. Böhringer, "Controlled Microtubules Transport on Patterned Non-adhesive Surfaces." Second International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, pp. 21-26, May 2-4, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin. Paper. Poster.
Gary Holman, Yael Hanein, R. C. Wyeth, A. O. D. Willows, D. D. Denton, K. F. Böhringer, "Silicon on Micro-Needles with Flexible Interconnections." Second International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, pp. 255-260, May 2-4, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin. Paper. Poster.
Nathalia L. V. Peixoto, J. Mavoori, N. Jacobson, A. Ngola, A. O. D. Willows, K. F. Böhringer, "Portable Stand-alone Instrumentation for Intracellular in Vitro Recordings." Second International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, pp. 476-480, May 2-4, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin. Paper. Poster.
Andreas Greiner, Jan Lienemann, Jan G. Korvink, Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Karl F. Böhringer, "Capillary Forces in Micro-Fluidic Self-Assembly." Fifth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems (MSM'02), pp. 198-201, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, April 22-25, 2002. Paper.

2001

Matthew H. Mohebbi, M. L. Terry, Karl F. Böhringer, John W. Suh, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, "Omnidirectional Walking Microrobot Using MEMS Thermal Cilia Arrays." ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'01), no. 23824, New York, NY, November 11-16, 2001. Paper.
Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Weihua Wang, Daniel T. Schwartz, K. F. Böhringer, "Multi-Batch Micro-Selfassembly via Controlled Capillary Forces." IEEE/RSJ IROS 2001 - International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1335-1342, Maui, HI, 10/29-11/2/2001. Paper.
Yael Hanein, Udo Lang, J. Theobald, Russell Wyeth, Karl F. Böhringer, Tom Daniel, Denice D. Denton and A. O. Dennis Willows, "Intracellular Recording with High Aspect Ratio, MEMS Neuronal Probes." The 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers'01), pp. 386-389, Munich, Germany, June 10-14, 2001. Paper. Poster.
Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Weihua Wang, Daniel T. Schwartz, Karl F. Böhringer, "Controlled Part-to-Substrate Micro-Assembly Via Electrochemical Modulation of Surface Energy." The 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers'01), pp. 1040-1043, Munich, Germany, June 10-14, 2001. Paper.
David M. Meller, Joel Reiter, M. Terry, Karl F. Böhringer, Mark Campbell, "A Docking System for Microsatellites Based on MEMS Actuator Arrays." 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference & Exhibition, no. 2001-1504, Seattle, WA, April 16-19, 2001. Paper.
Karl F. Böhringer, Uthara Srinivasan, Roger T. Howe, "Modeling of Fluidic Forces and Binding Sites for Fluidic Self-Assembly." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), pp. 369-374, Interlaken, Switzerland, January 21-25, 2001. Paper. Poster. Poster from UW Undergraduate Symposium.
Vickie H. Pan, Yael Hanein, Deborah Leach-Scampavia, Karl F. Böhringer, Buddy D. Ratner, Denice D. Denton. "A Precision Technology for Controlling Protein Adsorption and Cell Adhesion in BioMEMS." IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), pp. 435-438, Interlaken, Switzerland, January 21-25, 2001. Paper. Poster from Hilton Head open poster session.

2000

Joel Reiter, M. Terry, Karl F. Böhringer, John W. Suh, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, "Thermo-bimorph Microcilia Arrays for Small Spacecraft Docking." ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS), vol. 2, pp. 57-63, Orlando, FL, November 5-10, 2000. Paper.
J. W. Suh, R. B. Darling, K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, H. Baltes, G. T. A. Kovacs, "Fully Programmable MEMS Ciliary Actuator Arrays for Micromanipulation Tasks." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 1101-1108, San Francisco, CA, April 2000. Paper.

1999

K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, L. Kavraki, F. Lamiraux, "A Single Universal Force Field Can Uniquely Pose Any Part up to Symmetry." International Symposium on Robotics Research, pp. 395-402, Snowbird, UT, October 9-12, 1999. Paper.
Joel Reiter, Karl F. Böhringer, Mark Campbell, "Design of MEMS Components for Small Spacecraft." SPIE Symposium on Micromachining and Microfabrication, Conference on Micromachined Devices and Components V, pp. 122-128, Santa Clara, CA, September 20-22, 1999. Paper.
Isam. Tahhan, Y. Zhuang, Karl F. Böhringer, Ken Goldberg, Kris S. J. Pister, "MEMS Fixtures." SPIE Symposium on Micromachining and Microfabrication, Conference on Micromachined Devices and Components V, pp. 129-139, Santa Clara, CA, September 20-22, 1999. Paper.
G. Smith, E. Lee, K. Goldberg, K. F. Böhringer, J. Craig, "Computing Parallel-Jaw Grip Points." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 1897-1903, Detroit, MI, May 10-15, 1999. Paper.
M. Campbell, K. F. Böhringer, "Intelligent Satellite Teams for Space Systems," 2nd Int. Conf. on Integrated Micro/Nanotechnology for Space Applications, vol. 2, pp. 163-204, Pasadena, California, April 11-15, 1999. Paper.

1998

M. B. Cohn, K. F. Böhringer, J. M. Novorolski, A. Singh, C. G. Keller, K. Y. Goldberg, R. T. Howe, "Microassembly Technologies for MEMS." SPIE Micromachining and Microfabrication, Conference on Micromachining and Microfabrication Process Technology IV, pp. 2-16, Santa Clara, CA, September 21-22, 1998 (invited paper / keynote address).
K. F. Böhringer, K. Goldberg, M. Cohn, R. Howe, and A. Pisano, "Parallel Microassembly Using Electrostatic Force Fields." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), p. 1204-1211, Leuven, Belgium, May 16-20, 1998. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, "Algorithmic MEMS." International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR'98), Houston, TX, March 5-7, 1998 (invited paper). Also appeared in Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, pp. 1-20, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA 1999.
J. Chen, K. Goldberg, M. Overmars, D. Halperin, K. F. Böhringer, Y. Zhuang, "Shape Tolerance in Feeding and Fixturing." International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR'98), Houston, TX, March 5-7, 1998. Also appeared in Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, pp. 1-20, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA, 1999. Paper.

1997

K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, D. Halperin, "The Area Bisectors of a Polygon and Force Equilibria in Programmable Vector Fields." 13th ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry, pp.457-459, Nice, France, June 1997. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, J. F. Suh, B. R. Donald, G. T. A. Kovacs, "Vector Fields for Task-level Distributed Manipulation: Experiments with Organic Micro Actuator Arrays." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 1779-1786, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 20-25, 1997. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, "Upper and Lower Bounds for Programmable Vector Fields with Applications to MEMS and Vibratory Plate Parts Feeders." International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR'96), Toulouse, France, July 3-5, 1996. Also appeared in Algorithms for Robotic Motion and Manipulation, pp. 255-276, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA 1997. Paper.

1995

Rama Prasad, Karl F. Böhringer, Noel C. MacDonald, "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of SCS Latching Snap Fasteners for Micro Assembly." ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), no. DSC-16A-1, San Francisco, California, November 12-17, 1995. Paper.
Noel C. MacDonald, Scott G. Adams, Arturo A. Ayon, Karl F. Böhringer, L.-Y. Chen, Jon H. Das, Dan Haronian, Wolfgang Hofmann, X. T. Huang, Ali Jazairy, Robert E. Mihailovich, Scott A. Miller, Ikuo Ogo, Rama Prasad, Bryan W. Reed, M. Taher A. Saif, Kevin A. Shaw, Russell Y. Webb, Y. Xu, "Micromachined Microdevices and Microinstruments." Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE), pp. 563-564, Aix-en-Provence, France, September 1995 (poster). Received the Best Conference Poster Award (2nd prize). Also appeared in Microelectronic Engineering 30 (1-4):563-564, 1996. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, V. Bhatt, and K. Goldberg, "Sensorless Manipulation Using Transverse Vibrations of a Plate." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), vol. 2, pp. 1989-1986, Nagoya, Japan, May 21-27, 1995. Nominated for Best Conference Paper Award. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, Russell Brown, Bruce Donald, Jim Jennings, and Daniela Rus, "Distributed Robotic Manipulation: Experiments in Minimalism." International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER), Stanford, CA, 1995. Also appeared in O. Khatib et al., editors, Experimental Robotics IV, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 223, pp. 11-25, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1997. Paper.

1994

Karl F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Robert Mihailovich, Noel C. MacDonald, "A Geometric Characterization of Microarray-Actuation." 4th International Conference on New Actuators (Actuator'94), pp. 79-82, Bremen, Germany, June 15-17, 1994. Paper. Poster.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, R. Mihailovich, and N. C. MacDonald, "Sensorless Manipulation Using Massively Parallel Microfabricated Actuator Arrays." IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), vol. 1, pp. 826-833, San Diego, CA, May 8-13, 1994. Nominated for Best Conference Paper Award. Paper.
Karl F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Robert Mihailovich, and Noel C. MacDonald, "A Theory of Manipulation and Control for Microfabricated Actuator Arrays." IEEE Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), p. 102-107, Oiso, Japan, January 25-28, 1994. Paper.

1993

Karl F. Böhringer, "A Computational Approach to the Design of Micromechanical Hinged Structures." ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications, pp. 457-458, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 1993 (extended abstract / poster).

1990

K. F. Böhringer and F. Newbery Paulisch, "Using Constraints to Achieve Stability in Automatic Graph Layout Algorithms." ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 43-51, Seattle, WA, April 1-5, 1990. Paper.

Books and Editing

Chapters in edited books

Jiandong Fang, Karl F. Böhringer, "Self-assembly" In Comprehensive Microsystems 1:403-430, Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Osamu Tabata, Hans Zappe, editors, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008. Paper.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Modeling and Controlling Parallel Tasks in Droplet-Based Microfluidic Systems." In Design Automation Methods and Tools for Microfluidics-Based Biochips, Krishnendu Chakrabarty and Jun Zheng, editors, Springer Verlag, 2006, 406 pages, ISBN-10: 1-4020-5122-0 / ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-5122-7. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Lydia E. Kavraki, Florent Lamiraux, "A Distributed, Universal Device for Planar Parts Feeding: Unique Part Orientation in Programmable Force Fields." In K. F. Böhringer and H. Choset, editors, Distributed Manipulation, pp. 1-28, Kluwer Academic Publishing, 2000. Paper.
John W. Suh, Bruce R. Darling, K. F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Henry Baltes, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, "CMOS Integrated Organic Ciliary Actuator Arrays for General-purpose Micromanipulation Tasks." In K. F. Böhringer and H. Choset, editors, Distributed Manipulation, pp. 191-215, Kluwer Academic Publishing, 2000. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, Ronald S. Fearing, Ken Y. Goldberg, "Microassembly." In Shimon Nof, editor, The Handbook of Industrial Robotics (2nd edition), pp. 1045-1066, John Wiley & Sons, February 1999. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, "Algorithmic MEMS." In Pankaj Agarwal, Lydia Kavraki, and Matt Mason, editors, Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, pp. 1-20, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA 02181, 1999. Paper.
J. Chen, K. Goldberg, M. H. Overmars, D. Halperin, K. F. Böhringer, and Y. Zhuang, "Shape Tolerance in Feeding and Fixturing." In Pankaj Agarwal, Lydia Kavraki, and Matt Mason, editors, Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, pp. 297-312, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA 02181, 1999. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald. N. C. MacDonald, "Upper and Lower Bounds for Programmable Vector Fields with Applications to MEMS and Vibratory Plate Parts Feeders." In Mark Overmars and Jean-Paul Laumond, editors, Algorithms for Robotic Motion and Manipulation, pp. 255-276, A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley, MA 02181, 1997. Paper.
K. F. Böhringer, Russell Brown, Bruce Donald, Jim Jennings, and Daniela Rus, "Distributed Robotic Manipulation: Experiments in Minimalism." In O. Khatib et al., editors, Experimental Robotics IV, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 223, pp. 11-25, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1997. Paper.

Books edited

K. F. Böhringer and Howie Choset, Distributed Manipulation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 272 pp., ISBN 0-7923-7728-1, January 2000.

Journal issues edited

Smart Materials and Structures, special issue on space applications for MEMS, volume 10, issue 6, December 2001, IOP Publishing Ltd., guest editor K. F. Böhringer.

Other Publications

Patents

Andrew Kamholz, Anson Hatch, Karl F. Böhringer, Paul Yager, Bernhard Weigl, "Magnetically Actuated Fluid Handling Devices for Microfluidic Applications." US patent # 6,408,884 issued June 25, 2002.
Andrew Kamholz, Anson Hatch, Karl F. Böhringer, Paul Yager, "Magnetically Actuated Fluid Handling Devices for Microfluidic Applications." US patent #6,415,821 issued July 9, 2002.

Technical reports

Matthew R. Clements, "Microfluidic Handling on a Thermally Responsive Surface." Technical Report UWEETR-2003-0016, University of Washington, Department of Electrical Engineering, Seattle, WA, June 2003.
Xiaorong Xiong, Yael Hanein, Jiandong Fang, Yanbing Wang, Weihua Wang, Daniel T. Schwartz, Karl F. Böhringer, "Controlled Multi-Batch Self-Assembly of Micro Devices." Technical Report UWEETR-2002-0006, University of Washington, Department of Electrical Engineering, March 2002.
Karl F. Böhringer, "Programmable Force Fields for Distributed Manipulation, and Their Implementation Using Micro-Fabricated Actuator Arrays." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR97-1648, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, September 20, 1997.
Karl F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Noel C. MacDonald, "New and Improved Manipulation Algorithms for MEMS Arrays and Vibratory Parts Feeders: What Programmable Vector Fields Can (and Cannot) Do - Part 2." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR95-1545, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, October 7, 1995.
Karl F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Noel C. MacDonald, "Classification and Lower Bounds for MEMS Arrays and Vibratory Parts Feeders: What Programmable Vector Fields Can (and Cannot) Do - Part 1." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR95-1544, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, October 7, 1995.
Karl F. Böhringer, Vivek Bhatt, Ken Y. Goldberg, "Sensorless Manipulation Using Transverse Vibrations of a Plate." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR95-1547, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, October 6, 1995.
Rama Prasad, Karl F. Böhringer, Noel C. MacDonald, "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Single Crystal Silicon Latching Snap Fasteners for Micro Assembly." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR95-1546, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, October 6, 1995.
Karl F. Böhringer, Bruce R. Donald, Robert Mihailovich, Noel C. MacDonald, "Sensorless Manipulation Using Massively Parallel Microfabricated Actuator Arrays." Technical Report ncstrl.cornell/TR94-1428, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, June 1994.
K. F. Böhringer, B. R. Donald, R. Mihailovich, N. C. MacDonald, "A Geometric Theory of Manipulation and Control for Microfabricated Actuator Arrays." Technical Report 93 - 87, Cornell University, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, November 1993.

Theses

Jiandong Fang, "Self-assembly techniques for massively parallel packaging of MEMS devices", Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, August 2006.
Madeleine Kägi, "Experimental Setup for Self-assembly Analysis and Modeling," Diplom thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, March 2006.
Yu-Ming Chen, "Thermal Model of Microrobot," M.S. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, December 2005.
Kerwin Wang, "Highly Space-efficient Electrostatic Actuators for Transmissive Micro-Optic Switches." Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2004.
Sidhartha Goyal, "Exploring Textured Surfaces and Electrowetting Phenomena for Microscale Bioanalytical Systems." M.S. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2004.
Xiaorong Xiong, "Controlled Multi-Batch Assembly of Micro-Devices." Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 2004.
Matthew R. Clements, "Microfluidic Handling on a Thermally Responsive Surface." M.S. project, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2003.
Peter Lücke, "Silicon Micro-needles with Flexible Interconnects and Tip Metallization for Intracellular Applications." Diplom thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Institut für Microstrukturtechnik, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 2002.
R. MacDonald, "Tunable Reflectivity Autoregressive MEMS Photonic-bandgap Switch (TRAMPS)." M.S. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 2002.
Joel Reiter, "Optical Switches Using Deformable Membrane Based Frequency Selective Surfaces." M.S. project, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, December 2000.
Udo Lang, "Intracellular Probe Device." Diplom thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Institut für Microstrukturtechnik, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1999.

K. F. Böhringer. "Programmable Force Fields for Distributed Manipulation, and Their Implementation Using Microfabricated Actuator Arrays." Ph.D. thesis, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 1997.
K. F. Böhringer, "Computational Aspects of the Design of Micro-Mechanical Hinged Structures", M.S. thesis, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 1993.
K. F. Böhringer, "Stabilität von Algorithmen für Graphenumbruch." Diplom thesis, Department of Information Sciences, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, July 1989.