The optical manipulation and characterisation of aerosol particles

Jonathan P. Reid

doi:10.1117/12.796940

29 August 2008 The optical manipulation and characterisation of aerosol particles

Jonathan P. Reid

Proceedings Volume 7038, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation V; 70381O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796940
Event: NanoScience + Engineering, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Aerosols play a crucial role in many areas of science, ranging from atmospheric chemistry and physics, to pharmaceutical aerosols and drug delivery to the lungs, to combustion science and spray drying. The development of new methods for characterising the properties and dynamics of aerosol particles is of crucial importance if the complex role that particles play is to be more fully understood. Optical tweezers provide a valuable new tool to address fundamental questions in aerosol science. Single or multiple particles 1-15 μm in diameter can be manipulated for indefinite timescales. Linear and non-linear Raman and fluorescence spectroscopies can be used to probe particle composition, phase, component mixing state, and size. In particular, size can be determined with nanometre accuracy, allowing accurate measurements of the thermodynamic properties of aerosols, the kinetics of particle transformation and of light absorption. Further, the simultaneous manipulation of multiple particles in parallel optical traps provides a method for performing comparative measurements on particles of different composition. We will present some latest work in which optical tweezers are used to characterise aerosol dynamics, demonstrating that optical tweezers can find application in studies of hygroscopicity, the mixing state of different chemical components, including the phase separation of immiscible phases, and the kinetics of chemical transformation.

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Jonathan P. Reid "The optical manipulation and characterisation of aerosol particles", Proc. SPIE 7038, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation V, 70381O (29 August 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796940

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