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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Sadao Omata, Koriyama, JP;
Sadao Omata, Koriyama, JP;
School Juridical Person Nihon University, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the movement of a specimen in order to handle the specimen, e.g., a cell, easily and quickly with high accuracy. A standing wave vibration (V) having at least one node (N, N) is generated in a vibrator (). A specimen in a medium () is captured at a position in the vicinity of the surface of the node (N, N) and then turned in this position. The capturing position of the specimen (S) is altered through variable control of the vibration mode of the standing wave vibration (V), and the moving route, moving speed, or rotational speed of the specimen (S) is controlled as desired through variable control of the vibration parameters (e.g., frequency, amplitude, intermittent frequency) of the standing wave vibration (V).