Method and Apparatus for Removal of Minute Particles from a Surface Using Thermophoresis to Prevent Particle Redeposition

Authors

Susan Davis Allen, Florida State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Patent

Publication/Presentation Date

10-19-2004

Abstract/Description

A method and apparatus for removing minute particles from a surface of a sample are provided that prevent redeposition of the particles onto the surface. By combining thermophoresis with laser assisted particle removal (LAPR), the methods and apparatus remove minute particles (for example, micrometer and nanometer sizes) and assure that they will not redeposit.

Patent Number

US Patent 6,805,751 B2

Assignee

Arkansas State University, State University, AR

Application Number

09/909,992

Date Filed

7-23-2001

Additional Information

Dr. Susan Allen was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this document was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Allen, S. D. (2004). Method and Apparatus for Removal of Minute Particles from a Surface Using Thermophoresis to Prevent Particle Redeposition. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/db-mechanical-engineering/11