@inproceedings{f672c870d41b445ba502d14de0a6f86a,
title = "Optically driven Archimedes micro-screws for micropump applications: Multiple blade design",
abstract = "We study the rotation of photo-driven Archimedes screw with multiple blades. The micron-sized Archimedes screws are readily made by the two-photon polymerization technique. Free-floating screws that are trapped by optical tweezers align in the laser irradiation direction, and rotate spontaneously. In this study we demonstrate that the rotation speeds of two-blade-screws is twice the rotation speed of one-blade-screw. However, more complex 3-blade-screws rotate slower than 2-blade-screws due to their limited geometry resolution at this micron scale.",
keywords = "Archimedes screw, Micropump, Multiple blades, Optical torque, Optical tweezers, Two-photon polymerization",
author = "Baldeck, {Patrice L.} and Lin, {Chih Lang} and Lin, {Yu Sheng} and Lin, {Chin Te} and Chung, {Tien Tung} and Michel Bouriau and Guy Vitrant",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1117/12.893679",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
isbn = "9780819487070",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VIII",
note = "Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VIII ; Conference date: 21-08-2011 Through 25-08-2011",
}