发明名称 |
Nano discharges in liquids |
摘要 |
The present invention is direct to a nano-probe corona tool and uses thereof. A nano-probe corona tool is disclosed having a tip with a diameter in the nano-scale, typically around 100 nm. The nano-probe corona tool is constructed of electrically conductive material. On the other end of the tool, a pulsed voltage source outputs a pulsed voltage to generated a pulsed electrical potential at the tip. The pulsed electrical potential at the tip causes a plasma discharge corona to occur. Uses of the corona discharge include, but are not limited to, optical emission spectroscopy, in the enhancement of deposition of coatings and nanoscale welding, e.g., nanotube or nanowires to a contact pad and welding two nanowires together, and in nanoscale surgery. For example, a nano-probe comprising CNTs may be inserted into cell membranes. The resulting corona discharge may be used to destroy tumors within the cell. |
申请公布号 |
US8968286(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.03.03 |
申请号 |
US200913055998 |
申请日期 |
2009.08.19 |
申请人 |
Drexel University |
发明人 |
Staack David;Gutsol Alexander;Fridman Alexander;Gogotsi Yury;Friedman Gennady |
分类号 |
A61B18/00;G01N27/68;B82Y15/00;G01N21/67 |
主分类号 |
A61B18/00 |
代理机构 |
Baker & Hostetler LLP |
代理人 |
Baker & Hostetler LLP |
主权项 |
1. A system for generating a plasma discharge corona in a fluid, comprising:
a voltage source having at least one mode for applying a pulsed voltage signal to a probe having a peak voltage between 1V and 12 kV, a voltage rise greater than 1 V/ns and a duration of from about 0.5 ns to about 2000 ns; and an electrically conductive probe having a tip with at least one cross sectional dimension being a diameter of less than 50 micrometers in electrical communication with the voltage source. |
地址 |
Philadelphia PA US |