NDLI: Implementation and Analysis of Noncontact Acoustic Tweezers Using Quasi-Standing Waves

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sheng-He Wang Mi-Ching Tsai
Copyright Year	1996
Abstract	Noncontact tweezers using acoustic levitation technology are useful for microhandling processes as they have fewer restrictions with materials or particle shapes. This has significant value in the development of composite materials and biotech industries where the contamination is an issue, such as the production of advanced microbiochips for health diagnostics. This involves the mixing of multiple components in a stable suspension of drops without a container. In this paper, a quasi-standing wave field generated by crossing two ultrasonic waves from piezoelectric transducers is adopted to develop acoustic tweezers. Compared with general single-axis acoustic levitation, the proposed acoustic tweezers can levitate small particles at pressure nodes without the need for a reflector and has the capability of 2-D movement. Additionally, a theoretical model of the proposed acoustic tweezers is derived such that the pressure distribution of the tweezers can be calculated from the operating conditions to determine the trapped position. With a 10^° inclination and frequency of 27.6 kHz, a 400 Pa levitated pressure can be generated to float polystyrene spheres with a density of 16.37 kg/m³, and a 2 mm × 3 mm movement of the trapped position is demonstrated by adjusting the relative orientation and the relative distance of the two transducers, respectively. The simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed acoustic tweezers' model to predict particle trapping.
Starting Page	1019
Ending Page	1026
Page Count	8
File Size	774609
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10834435
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Acoustics Transducers Vibrations Acoustic measurements Levitation Resonant frequency Optical surface waves quasi-standing wave Acoustic levitation noncontact gripper
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Computer Science Applications

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