Separation and manipulation of a chiral object
AssigneeDynamic Connections, LLC
InventorsOsman Kibar, Mirianas Chachisvilis, Eugene Tu, Thomas H. Marsilje
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Abstract
Among other things, for use in directional motion of chiral objects in a mixture, a field is applied across the chamber and is rotating relative to the chamber to cause rotation of the chiral objects. The rotation of the objects causes them to move directionally based on their chirality. The method applies to sugars, proteins, and peptides, among other things, and can be used in a wide variety of applications.
Claims21
A method comprising applying across a chamber a field having a field direction that rotates relative to the chamber to cause spin rotation of chiral objects in a mixture in the chamber, each chiral object's axis of rotation lying within the chiral object itself, the spin rotations of the chiral objects causing a net directional motion of the chiral objects along the axis of rotation of the field, and
- effecting a step of an application or process using a result of the net directional motion of the chiral objects.
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