Parallel alignment of bacteria using near-field optical force array for cell sorting

• Main Authors: Zhao, Hai Tao, Zhang, Yi, Chin, Lip Ket, Yap, Peng Huat, Wang, K., Ser, Wee, Liu, Ai Qun
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics; Rod-shaped Bacteria; Near-field
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138926
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents a near-field approach to align multiple rod-shaped bacteria based on the interference pattern in silicon nano-waveguide arrays. The bacteria in the optical field will be first trapped by the gradient force and then rotated by the scattering force to the equilibrium position. In t...