Nanometer-precision linear sorting with synchronized optofluidic dual barriers

Yuzhi Shi; Sha Xiong; Lip Ket Chin; Jingbo Zhang; Wee Ser; Jiuhui Wu; Tianning Chen; Zhenchuan Yang; Yilong Hao; Bo Liedberg; Peng Huat Yap; Din Ping Tsai; Cheng-Wei Qiu; Ai Qun Liu

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao0773

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Nanometer-precision linear sorting with synchronized optofluidic dual barriers

View ORCID ProfileYuzhi Shi¹,²,
View ORCID ProfileSha Xiong²,*,
Lip Ket Chin²,
Jingbo Zhang²,
Wee Ser²,
Jiuhui Wu¹,
Tianning Chen¹,
View ORCID ProfileZhenchuan Yang³,
Yilong Hao³,
Bo Liedberg⁴,
View ORCID ProfilePeng Huat Yap⁵,
View ORCID ProfileDin Ping Tsai⁶,
View ORCID ProfileCheng-Wei Qiu⁷,⁸,* and
View ORCID ProfileAi Qun Liu²,³,*

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an 710049, China.
²School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
³National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
⁴Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
⁵Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore.
⁶Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
⁷Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore.
⁸SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: xiongsha{at}ntu.edu.sg (S.X.); eleqc{at}nus.edu.sg (C.-W.Q.); eaqliu{at}ntu.edu.sg (A.Q.L.)

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Science Advances 05 Jan 2018:
Vol. 4, no. 1, eaao0773
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao0773

Yuzhi Shi

1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an 710049, China.

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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Sha Xiong

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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For correspondence: xiongsha@ntu.edu.sg eleqc@nus.edu.sg eaqliu@ntu.edu.sg

Lip Ket Chin

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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Jingbo Zhang

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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Wee Ser

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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Jiuhui Wu

1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an 710049, China.

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Tianning Chen

1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an 710049, China.

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Zhenchuan Yang

3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

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Yilong Hao

3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

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Bo Liedberg

4Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

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Peng Huat Yap

5Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore.

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Din Ping Tsai

6Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.

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Cheng-Wei Qiu

7Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore.

8SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

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Ai Qun Liu

2School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.

3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

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