Michela Gazzetto

Ms. Michela Gazzetto


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 September 2016 in Crystals
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MGMichela Gazzetto
Michela Gazzetto
GNGiovanni Nava
Giovanni Nava
Annamaria ZaltronAnnamaria Zaltron
Annamaria Zaltron
Ilaria CristianiIlaria Cristiani
Ilaria Cristiani
Cinzia SadaCinzia Sada
Cinzia Sada
Paolo MinzioniPaolo Minzioni
Paolo Minzioni
Optoelectronic tweezers (OET) are a promising technique for the realization of reconfigurable systems suitable to trap and manipulate microparticles. In particular, dielectrophoretic (DEP) forces produced by OET represent a valid alternative to micro-fabricated metal electrodes, as strong and spatially reconfigurable electrical fields can be induced in a photoconductive layer by means of light-driven phenomena. In this paper we report, and compare with the experimental data, the results obtained by analyzing the spatial configurations of the DEP-forces produced by a 532 nm laser beam, with Gaussian intensity distribution, impinging on a Fe-doped Lithium Niobate substrate. Furthermore, we also present a promising preliminary result for water-droplets trapping, which could open the way to the application of this technique to biological samples manipulation.