APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANIPULATION OF OBJECTS USING ULTRASOUND

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13497198

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A method and apparatus for manipulating particles. The apparatus comprising an ultrasound source for providing a variable ultrasound signal within a region of interest, and a controller connected to the ultrasound source such that it provides a control signal to the ultrasound source. The variable ultrasound signal creates a pressure field within the region of interest, the shape and/or position of which can be altered by changing the control signal input to the ultrasound source such that a particle within the region of interest will move in response to changes in the pressure field.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTONHIGHFIELD SOUTHAMPTON HAMPSHIRE SOI 7 IBJ

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Cochran, Sandy Dundee, GB 5 28
Cumming, David Glasgow, GB 5 215
Drinkwater, Bruce Bristol, GB 6 28
Hill, Martyn Southampton, GB 2 36

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