Programmable Molecular Manipulating Processes
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Abstract
A system manipulates molecules using a set of proximal probes such as those used in atomic force microscopes. An electrostatic pattern is placed on a set of proximal probes such that each proximal probe may exert an electrostatic force. A molecule is captured using those electrostatic forces, after which the molecule can be manipulated while the molecule remains captured by the proximal probes. The electrostatic pattern can be modified such that the molecule moves and/or rotates over the set of proximal probes while the molecule remains captured by the set of proximal probes. The electrostatic pattern can be used to bend or split the molecule while the molecule remains captured by the set of proximal probes, thereby allowing the system to engage the molecule in chemical reactions, e.g., to act as a synthetic catalyst or a synthetic enzyme.
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100 Claims
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1-67. -67. (canceled)
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68. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for manipulating a molecule, the computer program product comprising:
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means for placing an electrostatic pattern on a subset of two or more proximal probes in a set of proximal probes;
means for capturing a molecule using electrostatic forces that are exerted by the electrostatic pattern; and
means for manipulating the molecule while the molecule remains captured by the set of proximal probes. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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