Journal
ROBOTICA
Volume 23, Issue -, Pages 435-439Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574704000864
Keywords
micro/nanorobotics; optical tweezers; chemical assembly; micro/nanoassembly; rapid prototyping; diffractive optics
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Optical tweezers have been used as versatile tools for non-contact manipulation of micrometer-sized entities. This paper proposes a hybrid micro/nanoscale manufacturing system using optical tweezers and chemical linkages for fabricating 2D and 3D micro/nanostructures. A holographic multiple trap optical tweezers system is first used to trap particles in a desired pattern. The particles are then connected to form rigid units using suitable chemistry. Connection schemes based on gold seeding, complementary-DNA linkage and streptavidin-biotin chemistry are presented and possible applications of this technique are explored. This method combines the advantages of top-down and bottom-up approaches and is compatible with organic and inorganic materials.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available