Physics – Biological Physics
Scientific paper
2009-03-20
Adv. Mater. 22, 2706-2710 (2010),J. Appl. Phys. 107, 09B301 (2010)
Physics
Biological Physics
Scientific paper
The manipulation of geometrically constrained magnetic domain walls (DWs) in nanoscale magnetic strips has attracted much interest recently, with proposals for prospective memory and logic devices. Here we propose to use the high controllability of the motion of geometrically constrained DWs for the manipulation of individual nanoparticles on a chip with an active control of position at the nanometer scale. The proposed method exploits the fact that magnetic nanoparticles in solution can be captured by a DW, whose position can be manipulated with nanometric accuracy in a specifically designed magnetic nanowire structure. We show that the high control over DW nucleation, displacement, and annihilation processes in such structures can be used to capture, transport and release magnetic nanoparticles. As magnetic particles with functionalized surfaces are commonly used as molecule carriers or labels, the accurate control over the handling of the single magnetic nanoparticle is crucial for several applications including single molecule manipulation, separation, cells manipulation and biomagnetic sensing.
Bertacco Riccardo
Brivio Sonia
Cantoni Matteo
Donolato M.
Gobbi M.
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