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Sub-micron object control arrangement and approach therefor

US8057655B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

Adam Cohen · Cambridge, US
William E. Moerner · Stanford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2005
Grant date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/11
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Sub-micron objects are manipulated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, Brownian motion effects are mitigated to facilitate the analysis and/or manipulation of sub-micron objects. In some applications, an electric field is applied to facilitate the manipulation of sub-micron objects in solution, facilitating the analysis of the manipulated objects. In other applications, fluid flow is used to effect the manipulation of sub-micron objects in solution.

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