DocumentCode
59418
Title
Nanorobot Controlled by Optical Tweezer Spin for Microsurgical Use
Author
Thammawongsa, N. ; Zainol, F.D. ; Mitatha, Somsak ; Ali, Jalil ; Yupapin, Preecha P.
Author_Institution
Hybrid Comput. Res. Lab., King Mongkut´s Inst. of Technol. Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
Volume
12
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan. 2013
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
34
Abstract
In this paper, a new technique of microsurgery using a nanorobot controlled by light is proposed. A nanorobot is trapped and transported (moved) by the rotational optical tweezers within the microtubule. An optical tweezer is generated by light pulse within a PANDA ring resonator, in which the tweezer spin is introduced by the gold coating material on the optical waveguide for nanorobot trapping and transportation. In operation, nanorobots are stably trapped by the dynamic potential wells and transported to the required surgical targets for treatment. Many nanorobots can be trapped and transported by the tweezer array, which can be used for large-area surgical treatments.
Keywords
medical robotics; optical resonators; radiation pressure; surgery; PANDA ring resonator; dynamic potential well; light pulse; microsurgery; microtubule; nanorobot control; optical tweezer spin; optical waveguide; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Nanobioscience; Optical filters; Optical ring resonators; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Microsurgery; molecular accelerator; molecular motor; nanorobot;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-125X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNANO.2012.2225638
Filename
6335482
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