Contact Prof. Bharat Bhushan at Ohio State University

He is one of the leading experts in friction issues.  I believe he is
extending his expertise to MEMS too

Shekhar

At 09:59 AM 2/17/99 +0100, Dr. Matthias Scherge wrote:
>Dear MEMS-Community:
>We have measured friction  in the micronewton range as a function
>of external vibration. The vibration was introduced perpendicular to
>the direction of sliding with an amplitude ranging from 4 nm up to 2
>microns.
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>The results could be very interesting for microtechnology, however,
>we are struggling with the theoretical description.
>Is anybody aware of publications or running projects in that field?
>Any help is appreciated.
>Best Regards,
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>  Matt Scherge
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>Dr. Matthias Scherge
>Microtribology Group
>Technische Universitaet Ilmenau
>PF 100565
>D-98684 Ilmenau
>Tel +49 3677 693782
>Fax +49 3677 693771
>ttp://imath.mathematik.tu-ilmenau.de/phys/personal/tribo.html
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