Dielectrophoretic trapping of suspended particles by selective pyroelectric effect in lithium niobate crystals

Anno: 2008

Autori: Grilli S., Ferraro P.

Affiliazione autori: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy

Abstract: We have developed a dielectrophoretic approach for trapping suspended dielectric particles. The electric forces were produced by using the pyroelectric effect in periodically poled lithium niobate substrates. Complex electric field distributions can be built up through an appropriate control of the temperature and the particles can be distributed according to the geometry of the reversed ferroelectric domain structure. The electrode-less configuration makes the technique easier to accomplish compared to conventional dielectrophoretic devices, with interesting possibilities of applications in the field of biology and biomedicine. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Giornale/Rivista: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Volume: 92 (23)      Da Pagina: 232902-1  A: 232902-3

Maggiori informazioni: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant Agreement No. 216105 “Real 3D.”
Parole chiavi: Ferroelectric Domains; Single-crystals; Electron-emission; Manipulation; Cells; Microparticles; Reversal; Field
DOI: 10.1063/1.2943319

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