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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2010
Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Charles Henighan, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory B. Vieira, Columbus, OH (US);
Jeffrey J. Chalmers, Columbus, OH (US);
Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Charles Henighan, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory B. Vieira, Columbus, OH (US);
Jeffrey J. Chalmers, Columbus, OH (US);
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A magnetic platform is provided and includes a patterned array of discrete magnetic elements positioned on a substrate, a plurality of first electromagnets for creating a first magnetic field substantially in the plane of the substrate, an electromagnetic coil for creating a second magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substrate, and a control device for controlling the application of the magnetic fields. Processes for manipulating, transporting, separating and sorting micro- or nano-scale particles and biomolecules are also described.