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US 2017/0282182 A1Published application
Devices for trapping and controlling microparticles with radiation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJaione Tirapu Azpiroz
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Abstract
A particle manipulation device includes a substrate and a microchannel included in the substrate and configured to receive a fluid including particles therein. A biasing structure is formed on the substrate adjacent to, but outside the microchannel. The biasing structure is configured to dispense radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within the microchannel from outside the microchannel.
Claims20
A particle manipulation device, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a microchannel included in the substrate and configured to receive a fluid including particles therein;
- and
- at least one biasing structure formed on the substrate outside the microchannel, the at least one biasing structure configured to generate radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within the microchannel from outside the microchannel.
1 more element
A particle manipulation device, comprising:
- a chip including:
- at least one biasing structure formed on a substrate, the at least one biasing structure configured to generate radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within a fluid;
- and
- a control module including:
- a generation circuit configured to generate a signal for exciting the biasing structures.
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A method for particle manipulation, comprising:
- biasing the particles traveling in a fluid using at least one biasing structure formed on a substrate, the at least one biasing structure being configured to generate radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.