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
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;
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
