Manipulation and observation of carbon nanotubes in water under an optical microscope using a microfluidic chip

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-468

  Inomata, Naoki ^a   Yamanishi, Yoko ^a   Arai, Fumihito ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Fluorescent image; Microchannel; Microfabrication

Indexed keywords

BRIGHT-FIELD IMAGES; CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; CONSTANT DENSITY; DIELECTROPHORETIC FORCES; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; FLUORESCENT IMAGE; FLUORESCENT IMAGES; FLUORESCENT REAGENT; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; OBSERVATION METHOD; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; POROUS STRUCTURES; SUPPLY SYSTEM; TWO-FLUID;

BIOCHIPS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMACHINING; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOBLEACHING; QUENCHING; SILICONES;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 67949115564     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2008.2012346     Document Type: Article

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