Assembly of micro-/nano-materials with optoelectronic tweezers and freeze-drying

Fenggang Li, Bingrui Xu, Shuailong Zhang*

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Abstract

This work reports the use of optoelectronic tweezers (OET) and freeze-drying to assemble a variety of micro-/nano-materials into topographical micro-patterns, which can be transferred on to alternative substrates. It is demonstrated that polystyrene microparticles, metallic microparticles and graphene nanosheets can be assembled into fine micro-patterns with high precision and the assembled micro-patterns can be well preserved on the surface of OET device after removing the liquid medium via freeze-drying. The assembled micro-patterns can be transferred onto different substrates and used as anti-counterfeiting labels, corporate or exhibition logos, and laboratory instruction demos. This micro-Assembly method is easy-To-use and applicable for objects made of different materials, suggesting utility for many microfabrication and micromanipulation applications in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages136-140
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665469838
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2022 - Guiyang, China
Duration: 17 Jul 202222 Jul 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2022

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuiyang
Period17/07/2222/07/22

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