AC electrokinetics: applications for nanotechnology

The phenomena of dielectrophoresis and electrorotation, collectively referred to as AC \nelectrokinetics, have been used for many years to study, manipulate and separate particles on the \nnanotechnology, that is the precise manipulation of particles on the nanometre scale. In this paper \nwe present the principles of AC electrokinetics for particle manipulation, review the current state of \nAC Electrokinetic techniques for the manipulation of particles on the nanometre scale, and consider \nhow these principles may be applied to nanotechnology