Contactless acoustic micro/nano manipulation: a paradigm for next generation applications in life sciences

Acoustic actuation techniques offer a promising tool for contactless manipulation of both synthetic and biological micro/nano agents that encompass different length scales. The traditional usage of sound waves has steadily progressed from mid-air manipulation of salt grains to sophisticated techniqu...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Vol. 476; no. 2243; p. 20200621
Main Authors: Mohanty, Sumit, Khalil, Islam S M, Misra, Sarthak
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.11.2020
Subjects:
self-propulsion
acoustofluidics
microrobotics
lab-on-a-chip
acoustic tweezers
minimally invasive surgeries
ISSN:1364-5021
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Summary:Acoustic actuation techniques offer a promising tool for contactless manipulation of both synthetic and biological micro/nano agents that encompass different length scales. The traditional usage of sound waves has steadily progressed from mid-air manipulation of salt grains to sophisticated techniques that employ nanoparticle flow in microfluidic networks. State-of-the-art in microfabrication and instrumentation have further expanded the outreach of these actuation techniques to autonomous propulsion of micro-agents. In this review article, we provide a universal perspective of the known acoustic micromanipulation technologies in terms of their applications and governing physics. Hereby, we survey these technologies and classify them with regards to passive and active manipulation of agents. These manipulation methods account for both intelligent devices adept at dexterous non-contact handling of micro-agents, and acoustically induced mechanisms for self-propulsion of micro-robots. Moreover, owing to the clinical compliance of ultrasound, we provide future considerations of acoustic manipulation techniques to be fruitfully employed in biological applications that range from label-free drug testing to minimally invasive clinical interventions.
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ISSN:1364-5021
DOI:10.1098/rspa.2020.0621