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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);

Inventors:

Chia-Ling Chien, Cockeysville, MD (US);

Donglei Fan, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert Cammarata, Columbia, MD (US);

Assignee:

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B81C 3/00 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B81C 99/00 (2010.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); B81B 5/00 (2006.01); B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81C 3/004 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B22F 1/0022 (2013.01); B22F 1/0025 (2013.01); B22F 1/0096 (2013.01); B81B 3/0097 (2013.01); B81B 5/00 (2013.01); B81C 1/00007 (2013.01); B81C 1/00182 (2013.01); B81C 1/00198 (2013.01); B81C 99/002 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24942 (2015.01); Y10T 428/26 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2933 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2938 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure.


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