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Measurement technique for electrostatic charge on single toner particle with MEMS-based actuated tweezers
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2015.31.1.art00019_1  Published OnlineJanuary 2015
Abstract

A measurement technique for the charge on a single toner particle using nanotweezers (MEMS-based actuated tweezers) and an AFM cantilever has been developed. This unique system was designed to measure the image force on the cantilever induced by a charged toner particle gripped by nanotweezers. A method for calculating the toner charge from the image force has also been established by replacing the non-uniform charge distribution with an imaginary point charge. The proposed technique is validated with consistent results using the blow-off method and is promising for analyzing single isolated toner particles, e.g., fogging or transfer dust toner.

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Daichi Yamaguchi, Shuusuke Someno, Masaya Hamaguchi, "Measurement technique for electrostatic charge on single toner particle with MEMS-based actuated tweezersin Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP31),  2015,  pp 81 - 84,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2015.31.1.art00019_1

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