title: Sorting of brownian rods by the use of an asymmetric potential.
abstract: We present here a method for sorting nanometer scale brownian rods by using a switching asymmetric periodic potential. A two stage sorting process is used to isolate particles with specific dimensions, with acceptable sorting times as well as realizable potential barrier lengths. The method was tested using computer simulations. The ability to sort the nanometer scale anisotropic particles, such as gold nanorods, portends important applications in large scale data recording, photothermal surgery, and bioimaging.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optics, Acoustics and Mechanics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gralinski
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neild
authors.forename: Tuck Wah
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Murat S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Muradoglu