Abstract
The authors have developed a biol. probe at the nanoscale with a magnetic carbon nanotube (mCNT) tip that has the ability to transfer fluids. Fabrication is performed by injection of mCNTs into micropipets, which are then positioned as probe tips via magnetophoresis, and affixed with polymeric adhesive. In this letter the authors discuss the magnetic fabrication process and demonstrate the versatility of this probe.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103108/1-103108/3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Ferrofluids
- Magnetic field effects (magnetophoresis
- Animal cell (mammalian
- magnetically assembled carbon nanotube tipped pipets for biol. applications)
- Adhesives (polymeric
- magnetically assembled carbon nanotube tipped pipet
- Nanoparticles (ferromagnetic
- Cell membrane (piercing
- Magnetic particles (ferromagnetic nanoparticles
- Nanotubes (carbon
- Directed assembly
- Nanofabrication (magnetically assembled carbon nanotube tipped pipets for biol. applications)
- Pipets (micropipets
- Diffusion
- Fluids (transfer