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US 7,608,446 B2Granted
Nanostructured surface for microparticle analysis and manipulation
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsJoanna Aizenberg, Paul Kolodner, Thomas Krupenkin, Joseph Ashley Taylor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus also includes a second mechanical structure having a second rigid surface and opposing the first mechanical structure. The second rigid surface is cooperable with the nanostructured surface such that a microscopic particle is locatable between the nanostructured surface and the second rigid surface.
Claims25
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of said first rigid surface having a nano structured surface;
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- a second mechanical structure having a second rigid surface and opposing said first mechanical structure and cooperable with said nanostructured surface such that a microscopic particle is locatable between said nanostructured surface and said second rigid surface, and wherein:
- one of said rigid surfaces is movable with respect to the other of said rigid surfaces and cooperable to apply a contact force to said microscopic particle through said nanostructured surface,
- said nanostructured surface comprises pins having a conductive core, said conductive core and said second rigid surface configured to be electrically coupled to a voltage, and
- said area of said first rigid surface includes openings between said pins to form a permeable membrane.
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