• DocumentCode
    500100
  • Title

    Direct manipulation of nanoparticles and DNA in sub-wavelength optical nanochannels

  • Author

    Yang, Allen H J ; Moore, Sean ; Schmidt, Brad ; Klug, Matt ; Lipson, Michal ; Erickson, David

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Chem. & Biomol. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Here we demonstrate two novel approaches to on-chip optofluidic transport. We show the trapping of polystyrene microspheres using SU-8 waveguides down to 75 nm polystyrene nanoparticles and linear lambda-DNA using silicon slotted waveguides.
  • Keywords
    microfluidics; nanoparticles; optical waveguides; DNA manipulation; SU-8 waveguides; nanoparticle manipulation; on-chip optofluidic transport; slotted waveguides; sub-wavelength optical nanochannels; Biomedical optical imaging; DNA; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Liquid waveguides; Nanoparticles; Nanoscale devices; Optical devices; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; (130.3120) Integrated Optics Devices; (350.4855) Optical Tweezers or Optical Manipulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225480