Title :
Flow dependent optofluidic particle trapping
Author :
Blakely, J.T. ; Sinton, D. ; Gordon, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., Victoria, BC
Abstract :
Interactions between optical and hydrodynamic forces enable selective particle trapping and control inside a planar optofluidic chip. The unique flow-dependent nature of the traps allows for active particle sorting with extensions to immiscible microfluidic systems.
Keywords :
biological techniques; lab-on-a-chip; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; particle traps; radiation pressure; hydrodynamic force; optical force; optofluidic particle trapping; particle sorting; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Drag; Laser beams; Light scattering; Microfluidics; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; (120.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (170.4520) Optical confinement and manipulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
