| 摘要 |
<p num="1"><br/><br/><br/>A system manipulates molecules using a set of proximal probes such as those <br/>used in atomic force microscopes. An electrostatic pattern is placed on a set <br/>of proximal probes such that each proximal probe may exert an electrostatic <br/>force. A molecule is captured using those electrostatic forces, after which <br/>the molecule can be manipulated while the molecule remains captured by the <br/>proximal probes. The electrostatic pattern can be modified such that the <br/>molecule moves and/or rotates over the set of proximal probes while the <br/>molecule remains captured by the set of proximal probes. The electrostatic <br/>pattern can be used to bend or split the molecule while the molecule remains <br/>captured by the set of proximal probes, thereby allowing the system to engage <br/>the molecule in chemical reactions, e.g., to act as a synthetic catalyst or a <br/>synthetic enzyme.<br/> |
