Patent ID: 9548677
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B25J,G01N,G02B,G02F,H02N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for selectively modifying a property of a plurality of nanoparticles through a coupling interaction between the plurality of nanoparticles, comprising: providing a first nanoparticle; providing a first MEMS positioning assembly having a first positioning portion, the first MEMS positioning assembly configured to selectively displace the first positioning portion along a first axis in response to a first voltage and to selectively displace the first positioning portion along a second axis substantially normal to the first axis in response to a second voltage; associating the first nanoparticle with the first positioning portion; providing a second nanoparticle spaced a distance from the first nanoparticle; modulating the distance between the first nanoparticle and the second nanoparticle by displacement of the first positioning portion along at least one of the first axis and the second axis to obtain a coupling interaction between the first nanoparticle and the second nanoparticle.