Acoustic Tweezers Can Position Tiny Objects (page 2)

Manipulating tiny objects like single cells or nanosized beads often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough to place on a chip, according to Penn State engineers."Current methods for moving individual cells or tiny beads include such devices as optical tweezers, which require a lot of energy and could damage or even kill live cells," said Tony Jun Huang, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics.

Acoustic Tweezers Can Position Tiny Objects

Manipulating tiny objects like single cells or nanosized beads often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough to ...

Fri 28 Aug 09 from RedOrbit

Acoustic tweezers can position tiny objects, Fri 28 Aug 09 from R&D Mag

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