Direct electrostatic assembly with capacitively coupled electrodes

摘要

A system and method manipulate micro objects. A field generator is configured to generate a force field varying in both space and time to manipulate the micro objects on a substrate. The substrate is not permanently affixed to the field generator and allows the force field to pass through the substrate.

主权项

1. A system for manipulating micro objects, said system comprising:
a field generator configured to generate a force field varying in both space and time to manipulate the micro objects; and a substrate upon which the micro objects are manipulated by the field generator, wherein the substrate is not permanently affixed to the field generator, the field generator positioned on a side of the substrate opposite a side of the substrate on which the micro objects are located, and wherein the substrate allows the force field to pass through the substrate.