TY - JOUR
AU - Hippalgaonkar, Kedar
AB - Abstract: In this work, we present an automated platform for trapping and stretching individual micro- and nanoscale objects in solution using electrokinetic forces. The platform can trap objects at the stagnation point of a planar elongational electrokinetic field for long time scales, as demonstrated by the trapping of ~100 nanometer polystyrene beads and DNA molecules for minutes, with a standard deviation in displacement from the trap center < 1 micrometer. This capability enables the stretching of deformable nanoscale objects in a high-throughput fashion, as illustrated by the stretching of more than 400 DNA molecules within ~4 hours. The flexibility of the electrokinetic stretcher opens up numerous possibilities for contact-free manipulation, with size-based sorting of DNA molecules performed as an example. The platform described provides an automated, high-throughput method to track and manipulate objects for real-time studies of micro- and nanoscale systems.
TI - Automated Electrokinetic Stretcher for Manipulating Nanomaterials
JF - Physics
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2304.10876
DA - 2023-04-21
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/arxiv-cornell-university/automated-electrokinetic-stretcher-for-manipulating-nanomaterials-9eHPc1SIZS
VL - 2023
IS - 2304
DP - DeepDyve
ER -