Optically driven Archimedes micro-screws for micropump applications: Multiple blade design

Patrice L. Baldeck, Chih Lang Lin, Yu Sheng Lin, Chin Te Lin, Tien Tung Chung, Michel Bouriau, Guy Vitrant

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VIII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VIII - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 21 Aug 201125 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8097
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period21/08/1125/08/11

Keywords

  • Archimedes screw
  • Micropump
  • Multiple blades
  • Optical torque
  • Optical tweezers
  • Two-photon polymerization

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