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Toward controlling dielectrophoresis
Author(s) -
Chang Dong Eui,
Petit Nicolas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of robust and nonlinear control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.361
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-1239
pISSN - 1049-8923
DOI - 10.1002/rnc.1023
Subject(s) - dielectrophoresis , nanotechnology , particle (ecology) , dipole , electric field , materials science , constraint (computer aided design) , moment (physics) , engineering , computer science , physics , mechanical engineering , microfluidics , biology , classical mechanics , ecology , quantum mechanics
Dielectrophoresis is the motion of a particle due to the interaction between a non‐uniform electric field and its induced dipole moment in the particle. With the advent of the fabrication technology at micro/nano‐scale, dielectrophoresis is actively applied in manipulating, separating, and characterizing micro/nano‐sized particles such as DNA, cells, proteins, nanotubes and nanoparticles. In this paper we introduce control engineers to dielectrophoresis by suggesting several possible research topics and performing a case study: a time‐optimal control of a dielectrophoretic system with a state constraint. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.