Potgieter, SLand, KJSparrow, RWCoetzee, R2008-11-262008-11-262008-10Potgieter, S, Land. KJ, Sparrow, RW and Coetzee, R. 2008. Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation. Proceedings of the International Conference of the World Association of Laser Therapy, Sun City, South Africa, 19-22 October, 2008. pp 4978-88-7587-470-4http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2632Proceedings of the International Conference of the World Association of Laser Therapy, Sun City, South Africa, 19-22 October, 2008Microfluidics is a multi-disciplinary field that deals with the behaviour, control and manipulation of sub-millilitre fluid volumes. It is proving to be a useful tool for biological studies, affording advantages such as reduced cost, faster reaction times and process-specific designs. Another advantage of microfluidics is that micron-sizes particles can be manipulated with great precision. A microfluidic device is being designed to facilitate the sorting and self-assembly of components of a biological light-controlled nano-machine. This paper discusses the proposed design of the microfluidic deviceenMicrofluidicsMicro-manipulationLight harvestingSortingSelf-assemblyNano-machineConference PresentationPotgieter, S., Land, K., Sparrow, R., & Coetzee, R. (2008). Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2632Potgieter, S, KJ Land, RW Sparrow, and R Coetzee. "Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2632Potgieter S, Land K, Sparrow R, Coetzee R, Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2632 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Potgieter, S AU - Land, KJ AU - Sparrow, RW AU - Coetzee, R AB - Microfluidics is a multi-disciplinary field that deals with the behaviour, control and manipulation of sub-millilitre fluid volumes. It is proving to be a useful tool for biological studies, affording advantages such as reduced cost, faster reaction times and process-specific designs. Another advantage of microfluidics is that micron-sizes particles can be manipulated with great precision. A microfluidic device is being designed to facilitate the sorting and self-assembly of components of a biological light-controlled nano-machine. This paper discusses the proposed design of the microfluidic device DA - 2008-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Microfluidics KW - Micro-manipulation KW - Light harvesting KW - Sorting KW - Self-assembly KW - Nano-machine LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-88-7587-470-4 T1 - Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation TI - Microfluidics as a tool for micro-manipulation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2632 ER -