Dynamic formation of massive micro-bead arrays using hybrid optical tweezers
Dynamic formation of massive micro-bead arrays using hybrid optical tweezers
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使用混合光镊动态形成大量微珠阵列
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-23508-5_332
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
H. Kitajima
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作者:
Y. Tanaka;S. Tsutsui;M. Ishikawa;H. Kitajima
Dynamic microarrays have great flexibility and potential as sensing instruments for advanced research in diagnostics and biomedical fields. In contrast with static microarrays, such as DNA-chips using micro-spots of biomolecules, dynamic microarrays use mobile substrata, usually micro/nano-beads coated with bio-molecules. To realize dynamic microarrays, advanced bead handling techniques are essential, allowing for the transportation of selected beads and their immobilization for signal detection. The use of multibeam optical tweezers is one of the most suitable techniques for the arranging and handling of numerous micro/nanobeads. For the dynamic formation of massive micro-bead arrays, we have developed a hybrid system consisting of techniques using two optical tweezers, the GPC method and a mechanical scanning method, using a single laser beam source. In the present paper, four typical examples of massive dynamical arrays are demonstrated: 1) the assembly of a 10×10 micro-bead array and the handling of its elements, 2) the enlargement, shrinking and rotation of a 7×7 array, 3) the assembly of a two-colored 7×7 array, and 4) the assembly of two sets of a 4×4 array. We also describe the configuration of the hybrid optical tweezers system.