'Acoustic Tweezers' for Nanoscale Structures Devised

Ever since micro- and nano-technology first appeared, there has been a steady strive on the part of researchers to develop ways of manipulating structures formed at such small scales. The efforts have grown considerably once experts have started realizing that nanostructures – billi... [ read more >> ]

"Acoustic tweezers" enable flexible on-chip manipulation and patterning of cells using standing surface acoustic waves

Dynamic patterning of polystyrene beads through “acoustic tweezers” technology. The wavelength of the applied standing acoustic wave was of 200 micrometers and the power intensity was of 2,000 watts per meter square

Pictured is dynamic patterning of bovine red blood cells (diameter of 5.8 micrometers) through "acoustic tweezers" technology

Image comment: Pictured is dynamic patterning of bovine red blood cells (diameter of 5.8 micrometers) through "acoustic tweezers" technology
Image credits: Tony Jun Huang / Jinjie Shi / Penn State

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Pictured is dynamic patterning of bovine red blood cells (diameter of 5.8 micrometers) through "acoustic tweezers" technology