Lecture

Acoustic Tweezers: Manipulating Micro-Objects

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This lecture covers the principles and applications of acoustic tweezers for manipulating micro- and nano-objects. Topics include acoustic levitation, radiation pressure theory, standing and traveling waves, particle manipulation techniques, and the use of multiple transducers for object manipulation. The lecture also discusses the implementation of acoustic levitation in air, acoustic impedance, and the generation of standing waves for particle trapping. Furthermore, it explores the concept of acoustic holograms for moving particles to predetermined locations and the atomization of droplets using acoustic force. The lecture concludes with a discussion on the transport of elongated objects and compound micromachines powered by acoustic streaming.

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In physics, a standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that oscillates in time but whose peak amplitude profile does not move in space. The peak amplitude of the wave oscillations at any point in space is constant with respect to time, and the oscillations at different points throughout the wave are in phase. The locations at which the absolute value of the amplitude is minimum are called nodes, and the locations where the absolute value of the amplitude is maximum are called antinodes.

Wave

In physics, mathematics, engineering, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities. Waves can be periodic, in which case those quantities oscillate repeatedly about an equilibrium (resting) value at some frequency. When the entire waveform moves in one direction, it is said to be a traveling wave; by contrast, a pair of superimposed periodic waves traveling in opposite directions makes a standing wave.

P wave

A P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology. P waves travel faster than other seismic waves and hence are the first signal from an earthquake to arrive at any affected location or at a seismograph. P waves may be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids. The name P wave can stand for either pressure wave (as it is formed from alternating compressions and rarefactions) or primary wave (as it has high velocity and is therefore the first wave to be recorded by a seismograph).

Seismic wave

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Standing wave ratio

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