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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2009
Joanna Aizenberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Paul Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Thomas Krupenkin, Warren, NJ (US);
Joseph Ashley Taylor, Springfield, NJ (US);
Joanna Aizenberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Paul Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Thomas Krupenkin, Warren, NJ (US);
Joseph Ashley Taylor, Springfield, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus also includes a second mechanical structure having a second rigid surface and opposing the first mechanical structure. The second rigid surface is cooperable with the nanostructured surface such that a microscopic particle is locatable between the nanostructured surface and the second rigid surface.