Individually addressable micro-electromagnetic unit array chips in horizontal configurations
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1. An electromagnetic chip with individually addressable micro-magnetic units comprising:
- a) a substrate;
b) a plurality of micro-electromagnetic units on or within said substrate, substantially all of said micro-electromagnetic units structured to produce a magnetic field upon application of an electric field thereto; and
c) means for selectively applying an electric current to one or more of said plurality of micro-electromagnetic units to produce a magnetic filed therein. wherein at least one of said micro-electromagnetic units is in a substantially horizontal configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention provides electromagnetic chips and electromagnetic biochips having arrays of individually addressable micro-electromagnetic units, as well as methods of utilizing these chips for directed manipulation of micro-particles and micro-structures such as biomolecules and chemical reagents.
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1. An electromagnetic chip with individually addressable micro-magnetic units comprising:
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a) a substrate;
b) a plurality of micro-electromagnetic units on or within said substrate, substantially all of said micro-electromagnetic units structured to produce a magnetic field upon application of an electric field thereto; and
c) means for selectively applying an electric current to one or more of said plurality of micro-electromagnetic units to produce a magnetic filed therein. wherein at least one of said micro-electromagnetic units is in a substantially horizontal configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electromagnetic chip, comprising:
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a) a substrate;
b) an one or more micro-electromagnetic units, comprising;
i) a core;
ii) a coil of electrically conductive material around said core;
wherein said core is oriented horizontally within an electromagnetic chip. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of making an micro-electromagnetic unit, comprising:
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a) providing a surface b) providing a plurality of substantially parallel lines of conductive material onto said surface;
c) providing a first layer of insulating material onto said plurality of substantially parallel lines of conductive material;
d) providing a core onto said first layer of insulating material above said plurality of substantially parallel lines of conductive material;
e) providing a second layer of insulating material onto said core;
f) exposing the ends of substantially each of said substantially parallel lines of conductive material;
g) providing conductive material to form a coil;
h) optionally providing a third layer of insulating material over said coil. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A micro-electromagnetic unit, comprising:
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a) a first set of conductive tracings insulated from a core by a first layer of insulating material;
b) a set of connecting conductive materials connecting said first set of conductive tracings to form a coil around said core;
wherein said coil is insulated from said core by insulating material;
wherein when said coil is energized, the core exhibits a magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A micro-electromagnetic unit, comprising:
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a) a core;
b) a first set of conductive tracings insulated from said core by insulating material;
c) a set of connecting conductive material connecting said first set of conductive tracings with a second set of conductive tracings;
wherein said first set of conductive tracings, said set of connecting conductive materials and said second set of conductive tracings form a coil around said core;
further wherein said core is insulated from said coil by insulating material. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for manipulating magnetic particles, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an electromagnetic chip comprising one or more micro-electromagnetic units;
b) contacting a sample comprising magnetic particles with said electromagnetic chip; and
c) modulating electric currents applied to one or more of said micro-electromagnetic units so as to change the magnetic field distribution of said electromagnetic chip, thereby altering magnetic forces acting on said magnetic particles. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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